This is a political biography of William III (1650–1702): prince of Orange; stadhouder in the Netherlands from 1672; and (in a novel joint monarchy with his w

William III (1650-1702) was Stadholder in the United Provinces and King of England, Scotland and Ireland. His reign has always intrigued historians, as it encom

A detailed study in the struggle for power between seventeenth-century European ruling elites. This book tells the story of William of Orange before he became t