William III & Mary II (Penguin Monarchs) - Partners in Revolution

William III (1689-1702) & Mary II (1689-94) (Britain's only ever 'joint monarchs') changed the course of the entire country's history, coming to power through a coup (which involved Mary betraying her own father), reestablishing parliament on a new footing and, through commiting Britain to fighting France, initiating an immensely long period of warfare and colonial expansion. Jonathan Keates' wonderful book makes both monarchs vivid, the cold, shrewd 'Dutch' William and the shortlived Mary, whose life and death inspired Purcell to write some of his greatest music.

Product details

• Authors: Jonathan Keates
• Publisher: Allen Lane
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.04.2015
• EAN: 9780141976877
• ISBN: 978-0-14-197687-7
• No. of pages: 112
• Dimensions: 129 mm x 186 mm x 16 mm
• Series: ALLEN LANE; Penguin Monarchs; Penguin Monarchs
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Biographies, autobiographies; European History, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Historical, Biography: historical, political & military, HISTORY / Modern / 17th Century, HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Stuart Era (1603-1714), HISTORY / Europe / Great Britain / Victorian Era (1837-1901), 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, Biography: royalty, United Kingdom, Great Britain, 17th century, c 1600 to c 1699, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, Biography: historical, political and military, 16th century, c 1500 to c 1599, C 1600 To C 1700, 1660 to 1714 (Restoration and the Later Stuart period)