The Awful End of Prince William the Silent

$16.95

The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun Written by Lisa Jardine 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...

Product Type : Print Book

Availability : 2 In Stock

Quantity :

Subtotal : $16.95

The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun

Written by Lisa Jardine

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 recounts the brazen act of religious terrorism that changed everything— (and briefly explores its long and bloody legacy, from the murder of Abraham Lincoln in 1865 to the slaying of Archduke Ferdinand in 1914, to the plague of terror and violent zealotry that infects our world today.) The book ends with several appendices such as King Philip's proclamation and edict against Prince William.

Paperback, 176 pages, notes, illustrations, bibliography, index (This book is part of our Dutch Heritage library.)