Redefining William III : the impact of the King-Stadholder in international context Esther Mijers; David Onnekink by Esther Mijers; David Onnekink 9780754650287, 9780754686392, 0754650286, 0754686396 instant download after payment.

William III's (1650-1702) reign as Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland has always intrigued historians. This volume contains a number of innovative essays from specialists in the field, moving historical discussion away from the traditional analysis of single events to encompass William's entire reign from a variety of political, religious, intellectual and cultural positions.
Content: William III as Stadholder: prince or minister? / Simon Groenveld --
William III and the three kingdoms / William A. Speck --
Ireland's role in the foreign policy of William III / Wout Troost --
The dual monarchy in practice: Anglo-Dutch alliance and war in the Spanish Netherlands 1689-1697 / John M. Stapleton --
The partition treaties, 1698-1700: a European view / John C. Rule --
William III and the reformed church of the Netherlands / Fritis Broeyer --
Protestantism, universal monarchy and Christendom in William's war propaganda, 1689-1697 / Tony Claydon --
In defence of William III: Eric Ealten and the justification of the glorious revolution / Martin can Gelderen --
Cromwell Redivius? William III as military dictator: myth and reality / Charles-Edouard Levillain --
Williamite tyranny and the whig Jacobites / Mark Goldie and Clare Jackson --
William of orange- 'Disaster for Scotland'? / Allan I. Macinnes --
William III's Stadholderly court in the Dutch republic / Olaf Morke --
William's court as king / Andrew Barclay --
William in contemporary portraits and prints / Hugh Dunthorne.
Abstract: William III's (1650-1702) reign as Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland has always intrigued historians. This volume contains a number of innovative essays from specialists in the field.