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The House of Orange in Revolution and War : A European History, 1772-1890 / Jeroen Koch, Dik van der Meulen, Jeroen van Zanten ; translated by Andy Brown.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koch, Jeroen, author.
- Meulen, Dik van der, author.
- Zanten, Jeroen van, 1972- author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- William I, King of the Netherlands, 1772-1843.
- William.
- William II, King of the Netherlands, 1792-1849.
- William III, King of the Netherlands, 1817-1890.
- Orange-Nassau, House of--History.
- Orange-Nassau, House of.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (441 pages)
- Edition:
- First edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London, England : Reaktion Books Ltd, [2022]
- Summary:
- An epic account of the House of Orange-Nassau over one hundred and fifty years of European history.Three rulers from the House of Orange-Nassau reigned over the Netherlands from 1813 to 1890: King William I from 1813 to 1840, King William II from 1840 to 1849, and King William III from 1849 to 1890. Theirs is an epic tale of joy and tragedy, progress and catastrophe, disappointment and glory--all set against the backdrop of a Europe plagued by war and revolution.The House of Orange in Revolution and War relates one and a half centuries of House of Orange history in a gripping narrative, leading the reader from the last stadholders of the Dutch Republic to the modern monarchy of the early twentieth century, from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars to World War I and the European Revolutions that came after it.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Introduction
- 1. The Minor Civil War and the Great Revolution, 1772-99
- 2. In Napoleon's Europe, 1799-1812
- 3. A New Royal House, 1813-15
- 4. Bulwark of Europe, 1815-30
- 5. Crisis Years, 1828-40
- 6. Palace Secrets and Family Intrigues, 1795-1849
- 7. Constitutional Monarchy, 1840-53
- 8. A King without Responsibility, 1849-73
- 9. A Family on the Throne, 1849-90
- Epilogue: Orange and Europe, 1789-1918
- References
- Bibliography
- Archive Sources
- Acknowledgements
- Photo Acknowledgements
- Index of Names.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Description based on print version record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Koch, Jeroen The House of Orange in Revolution and War
- ISBN:
- 9781789145410
- 1789145414
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