02694nam 22004213 450 991079566230332120220307080205.01-78914-541-4(MiAaPQ)EBC6913226(Au-PeEL)EBL6913226(CKB)21348217500041(BIP)083453057(EXLCZ)992134821750004120220307d2022 uy 0engurcnu||||||||txtrdacontentcrdamediacrrdacarrierThe House of Orange in Revolution and War A European History, 1772-1890London :Reaktion Books, Limited,2022.©2022.1 online resource (441 pages)Print version: Koch, Jeroen The House of Orange in Revolution and War London : Reaktion Books, Limited,c2022 9781789145427 Cover -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Contents -- Introduction -- 1. The Minor Civil War and the Great Revolution, 1772-99 -- 2. In Napoleon's Europe, 1799-1812 -- 3. A New Royal House, 1813-15 -- 4. Bulwark of Europe, 1815-30 -- 5. Crisis Years, 1828-40 -- 6. Palace Secrets and Family Intrigues, 1795-1849 -- 7. Constitutional Monarchy, 1840-53 -- 8. A King without Responsibility, 1849-73 -- 9. A Family on the Throne, 1849-90 -- Epilogue: Orange and Europe, 1789-1918 -- References -- Bibliography -- Archive Sources -- Acknowledgements -- Photo Acknowledgements -- Index of Names.An epic account of the House of Orange-Nassau over one hundred and fifty years of European history.Three rulers from the House of Orange-Nassau reigned over the Netherlands from 1813 to 1890: King William I from 1813 to 1840, King William II from 1840 to 1849, and King William III from 1849 to 1890. Theirs is an epic tale of joy and tragedy, progress and catastrophe, disappointment and glory--all set against the backdrop of a Europe plagued by war and revolution.The House of Orange in Revolution and War relates one and a half centuries of House of Orange history in a gripping narrative, leading the reader from the last stadholders of the Dutch Republic to the modern monarchy of the early twentieth century, from the French Revolution and the Napoleonic wars to World War I and the European Revolutions that came after it.949.205Koch Jeroen1516387van der Meulen Dik1516388van Zanten Jeroen1516389Brown Andy1516390MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910795662303321The House of Orange in Revolution and War3752846UNINA