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The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Hand-Gun
by: Lisa Jardine

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Availability: Usually dispatched within 24 hours Binding: Paperback
EAN: 9780007192588
ISBN: 0007192584
Label: HarperPerennial
Manufacturer: HarperPerennial
Number Of Pages: 144
Publication Date: June 19, 2006
Publisher: HarperPerennial
Studio: HarperPerennial
Sales Rank: 309707

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- William the Silent - now 'the Silenced'
A small, but eloquently written study, dealing with the assassination of William, Prince of Orange. Many of you may expect to read about the birth and evolution of the wheel-lock pistol, others - extremely detailed information about the day of the "red herrings", as Albert Finney (in his role as Hercule Puarot) calls the day of murder. Don't want to spoil it for you, but on the evolution of the "dag" the information is not very detailed. There are a few paragraphs speaking about the pistoleers and the change of tactics, but its mostly about the diplomatic background and the diplomatic gains and losses of the "potentati" of the period. A large part of the book deals with the impact of the Prince's violent death on the English society and diplomacy, ... Read More:

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- Interesting approach,
Though the approach of this book, focussing on the assassination and its effects, is interesting, it is worked out in a way that suits those that have no knowledge of the subject before starting to read this. Those that are familiar with William of Orange's life, the rebellion and the Dutch Republic, this book is mainly a missed opportunity. The chapters on William's life can be skipped, because we buy this book to read about his death. The chapter about handguns is interesting but doesn't add that much. The most interesting is the part about the earlier failed attempt at his life, and this is rather brief. This part does motivate to go and look for more books on that specific topic, if these exist. Basically, I would have preferred to see this topic ... Read More:

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