The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a HandgunAn account of the 1584 shooting of the Protestant Prince William of Orange by a French Catholic, assessing the struggle of the Netherlands to overthrow Catholic rule, and its implications for other heads-of-state fearful of assassination. |
Contents
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Murder Most Foul | 31 |
25 | 53 |
49 | 97 |
English Aftermath 2 Pistols and Politics | 117 |
Finale | 135 |
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