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The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun (Making History)
by Jardine, Lisa
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0060838353
- ISBN 13
- 9780060838355
- Seller
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ELY, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
HarperCollins Publishers. Very Good/Very Good. 2006. First Edition, First Impression. Hard Cover. 8vo 0060838353 Dust jacket complete, unclipped. Original cloth boards with bright gilt titling on spine. No ownership marks. 175 pages clean and tight. Provides a compelling account of the 1584 shooting of the Protestant Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic, assessing the impact of the assassination on the history of Europe, the struggle of the Netherlands to overthrow Catholic rule, and its implications for other heads-of-state forced to confront threats against their own lives. 25,000 first printing. .
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- Bookseller
- CHARLES BOSSOM (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 145650
- Title
- The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun (Making History)
- Author
- Jardine, Lisa
- Format/Binding
- Hard Cover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good/Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition, First Impression
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0060838353
- ISBN 13
- 9780060838355
- Publisher
- HarperCollins Publishers
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2006
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CHARLES BOSSOM
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ELY, Cambridgeshire
About CHARLES BOSSOM
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