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Vallance, Edward

 
9781933648248: Glorious Revolution, 1688: Britain's Fight for Liberty
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ISBN 10: 1933648244 ISBN 13: 9781933648248
Editorial: Pegasus Books, 2008

Sinopsis

Heeding the call of England’s ruling class, the Dutch Prince William ofOrange landed with a massive invasion force and within six weeksexpelled the Catholic King James II in 1688. In what was largelyheralded as a bloodless revolution, William and his English wife Mary,James II’s Protestant daughter, were crowned joint monarchs, acceptingthe Declaration of Rights that affirmed Parliament’s ancient rights. Itwas a turning point in Britain’s march toward universal suffrage andliberties. But as acclaimed historian Edward Vallance reveals, theGlorious Revolution was characterized by warfare and bloody massacre(especially for Catholics and Irishmen), affected the rights of thecommon man in ways traditional histories have ignored, and engaged theBritish populace in the affairs of government as never before. Athriller-paced book—rich in seventeenth-century first-person accounts ofthe bloodshed and political machinations of the period—that turns everydebate about this great historical event on its head.

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Edward Vallance completed his BA and Ph.D. at Balliol College, Oxford. From 2000 to 2002 he was the De Velling Willis Research Fellow at the University of Sheffield. He is now a lecturer in Early Modern History at the University of Liverpool.

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Editorial
Pegasus Books
Año de publicación
2008
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ISBN 10 
1933648244
ISBN 13 
9781933648248
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Número de páginas
372
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