Binding: Paperback
Description: William III William of Orange (1650 - 1702) is a key figure in English history. Grandson of Charles I and married to Mary eldest daughter of James II the pair became the object of protestant hopes after James lost the throne. Though William was personally unpopular - his continental ties the source of suspicion and resentment - Tony Claydon argues that William was key to solving the chronic instability of seventeenth - century Britain and Ireland. It took someone with a European vision and foreign experience of handling a free political system to end the stand - off between ruler and people that had marred Stuart history. Claydon takes a thematic approach to investigate all these aspects in their wider context and presents William as the crucial factor in Britain's emergence as a world power and as a model of open and participatory government.
Title: William Iii
Author(s): Claydon A. M.
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780582405233
Pages: 224 Pages
Publication Date: 10/8/2002
Series: Profiles In Power
Category: Modern History To 20th Century: C 1700 To C 1900