The Anglo-Dutch favourite: the career of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709)
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1. Verfasser: Onnekink, David (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Aldershot, England Ashgate Pub. ©2007
Schriftenreihe:Politics and culture in north-western Europe, 1650-1720
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Beschreibung:Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002
Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index
Cover; Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; List of Abbreviations; Notes on Style and Dates; Introduction; 1 The Making of a Favourite (1649-85); 2 For Religion and Liberty? The Crises of 1688; 3 The Consolidation of the Williamite Settlement (1689-91); 4 'Lord Portland takes all': The Re-emergence of the Favourite; 5 'The Spirit of Contention': Politics and Parties; 6 'The Great Affair': War on the Continent; 7 Ganymede: The Image of the Favourite; 8 Arcana Imperii: War and Peace (1697-1700); 9 The Vestiges of Power (1697-1709); Conclusion; Bibliography; Index
Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709) was the closest confidant of William III and arguably the most important politician in Williamite Britain. This book not only provides a biographical account of Portland's life, but also explores wider political themes within a European context. Drawing from archival material in England, Scotland, France and The Netherlands, it ties the history of post-Revolution Britain with political events in the Netherlands and analyses Anglo-Dutch political relations during the crucial period of the Nine Years War. In so doing it connects Dutch and Br
Beschreibung:297 pages, [6] pages of plates
ISBN:9780754687887
0754687880
0754655458
9780754655459

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