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

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

THE AWFUL END OF PRINCE WILLIAM THE SILENT. The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun

EPIGRAPH

CONTENTS

FOREWORD

Introduction

Map: The Netherlands in the Seventeenth Century

Family Tree: The House of Orange

1 How the Prince of Orange Came to Have a Price on his Head. BECOMING A DYNASTY

REPUDIATING SPANISH RULE

WANTED DEAD OR ALIVE

2 Murder Most Foul. AT POINT-BLANK RANGE

WHO WAS THE ASSASSIN?

INDUCEMENTS FOR BOUNTY-SEEKERS

3 A Miraculous Escape

DEAD MEN TELL NO TALES

MORE DEAD THAN ALIVE

DAMAGING UNCERTAINTY

4 The Wheel-Lock Pistol – Killing Conveniently. PISTOL POWER ON THE BATTLEFIELD

GUN CULTURE

USED IN SELF-DEFENCE

ÉLITE TOYS AND FASHIONABLE ACCESSORIES

5 English Aftermath 1 – ‘She is a Chief Mark they Shoot at’ COPYCAT CONSPIRACIES AND HIDDEN HANDGUNS

PSYCHOLOGICAL WARFARE

6 English Aftermath 2 – Pistols and Politics. REELING FROM THE CONSEQUENCES

FURTHERING ENGLISH INTERESTS

‘THE END OF ALL OUR AMBITIONS’

Finale

APPENDIX 1

APPENDIX 2

APPENDIX 3

APPENDIX 4

APPENDIX 5

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INDEX

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

NOTES

FURTHER READING

PRAISE

ALSO BY THE AUTHOR

COPYRIGHT

ABOUT THE PUBLISHER

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