1st Edition
Redefining William III The Impact of the King-Stadholder in International Context
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
332 Pages
by
Routledge
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William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encompassed such defining events as the Dutch year of Disaster (1672), the Glorious Revolution (1688) and the ensuing wars against France. Although William has played a pivotal role in the political and religious history of his countries, the... Read more
Introduction; 1: The King-Stadholder; 1: William III as Stadholder: Prince or Minister?; 2: William III and the Three Kingdoms; 3: Ireland's Role in the Foreign Policy of William III *; 4: The Dual Monarchy in Practice: Anglo-Dutch Alliance and War in the Spanish Netherlands 1689–1697; 5: The Partition Treaties, 1698–1700: A European View; 2: Justification; 6: William III and the Reformed Church of the Netherlands; 7: Protestantism, Universal Monarchy and Christendom in William's War Propaganda, 1689–1697; 8: In Defence of William III: Eric Walten and the Justification of the Glorious Revolution; 3: Opposition; 9: Cromwell Redivivus? William III as Military Dictator: Myth and Reality; 10: Williamite Tyranny and the Whig Jacobites *; 11: William of Orange – ‘Disaster for Scotland'?; 4: Representation; 12: William's III Stadholderly Court in the Dutch Republic; 13: William's Court as King; 14: William in Contemporary Portraits and Prints
Biography
Esther Mijers is lecturer at the University of Reading, UK, and David Onnekink is from the Research Institute for History and Culture at Universiteit Utrecht, The Netherlands.
’Redefining William III helpfully collects in one volume much of the recent research on William's reign. Importantly, it provides Anglophone historians with a very welcome introduction to Dutch, French and German work on William and gives a rounded picture of William's international links, interests, and influences.’ Parliamentary History
