Awful End of Prince William the Silent The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun

Name: Awful End of Prince William the Silent The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun
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ISBN: 9780060838362

ISBN-10: 0060838361

ISBN-13: 9780060838362

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Authors: Lisa Jardine

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The assassination of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences and a profound effect on the course of history. It was a serious setback for Protestants in the Netherlands, who were struggling for independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Empire. But the crime's ramifications were even more earth-shattering, for it heralded the arrival of a new threat to the safety of world leaders and the security of nations: a pistol that could easily be concealed on one's person and employed to lethal effect at point-blank range. In this provocative, fascinating, and enormously engaging work, noted author and historian Lisa Jardine brilliantly…

Book details

List price: $12.99
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 1/23/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 176
Size: 5.31" wide x 8.00" long x 0.40" tall
Weight: 0.330
Language: English

Lisa Jardine is Professor of Renaissance Studies at Queen Mary and Westfield College, University of London, and Honorary Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.