The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun by Lisa Jardine

The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun

Lisa Jardine

175 pages first pub 2005 (editions)

nonfiction biography history informative slow-paced
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The assassination of Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic in 1584 had immediate political consequences and a profound effect on the course of history. It was a serious setback for Protestants in the Netherlands, who were struggling for in...

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