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: 9780060838355

ISBN-10: 0060838353

ISBN-13: 9780060838355

Edition: 2005

Authors: Lisa Jardine

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In this innovative and engaging work of history, distinguished author Lisa Jardine shows how the first killing by handgun of a head of state had a profound effect on the course of history. The shooting of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences: it was a serious setback for the Protestant cause in the Netherlands, as its forces fought for independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Empire. But, as Jardine brilliantly demonstrates, its implications for those in positions of power were even more far-reaching, as the assassination heralded the arrival of a lethal new threat to the security of nations -- a pistol that could be concealed…

Book details

List price: $21.95
Copyright year: 2005
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Publication date: 2/7/2006
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 176
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.25" long x 0.90" tall
Weight: 0.726
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.