The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun
Lisa Jardine, "The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun "
English | ISBN: 0060838353 | 2006 | 176 pages | EPUB | 534 KB
English | ISBN: 0060838353 | 2006 | 176 pages | EPUB | 534 KB
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 on one's person and used to deadly means at point-blank range.
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