William III, From Prince of Orange to King of England tells the story of William of Orange before he became King of England, and tells of the clan, family, patron and client relationships across Europe on which the Prince's political and diplomatic influences rested. His skilful ability to put these at the disposal of the political elites in the Dutch Republic and later in England enabled him to rise to power in the Republic and to the throne of England. The drama of the clash of this regime with Louis XIV's governance of France is described in full. Besides this new approach, the book does not shy away from engaging in historical controversies and attempts to do so with intellectual vigour. The action that gives the story its impetus will be of equal interest to academics and general historians alike. The author has made full use of his bilingual command of English and Dutch to examine the sources and historiography that give the book its unique authenticity.
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Table of contents
- Title Page
- Contents
- List of Illustrations
- Note on Dates, Names and Currencies
- Acknowledgements
- PREFACE
- FAMILY TREES
- 1 1650: THE DYNASTIC LEGACY
- 2 THE DYNASTY AT BAY
- 3 THE STUART RESTORATION
- 4 CHARLES II’S DUTCH WAR
- 5 THE MOUNTING THREAT FROM LOUIS XIV
- 6 THE ASCENT TO POWER
- 7 ON THE EVE OF LOUIS XIV’S DUTCH WAR
- 8 1672: LOUIS XIV’S DUTCH WAR
- 9 1672: THE ORANGE RESTORATION
- 10 1672: THE DESTRUCTION OF THE DE WITT REGIME
- 11 1672: ALLIANCES AND THE CAMPAIGN
- 12 SETBACKS AND SUCCESSES
- 13 1674: THE ENTICEMENTS OF SOVEREIGNTY
- 14 1674: SOVEREIGNTY: THE CHOICES
- 15 1675: THE EVENLY BALANCED FORTUNES OF WAR
- 16 1676: PEACE MOVES AND THE ENGLISH MARRIAGE
- 17 1677: PEACE NEGOTIATIONS AND MARRIAGE
- 18 1678: THE TREATY OF NIJMEGEN AND THE END OF THE WAR
- 19 1677–1681: MARRIAGE, THE ENGLISH SUCCESSION AND THE POPISH PLOT
- 20 MARRIED LIFE, THE COURT AND THE MACHINERY OF POWER
- 21 THE PRINCE, DUTCH POWER CENTRES AND GERMANY
- 22 1679–1682: NEITHER WAR NOR PEACE
- 23 1683–1684: CONFLICT WITH AMSTERDAM; THE 20 YEARS’ TRUCE
- 24 1683–1685: MONMOUTH; CHARLES’S DEATH AND JAMES’S SUCCESSION; BETTY VILLIERS
- 25 AUGUST 1684 TO LATE 1686: DUTCH UNITY; THE COALITION; JAMES’S CATHOLICISING POLICIES
- 26 1687: THE PRINCE INTENSIFIES CONTACT WITH THE ENGLISH OPPOSITION; OPEN BREACH BETWEEN WILLIAM & MARY AND JAMES
- 27 1688: THE INVASION OF ENGLAND
- EPILOGUE
- Bibliography
- Index
- Copyright
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