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" The Anglo-Dutch favourite : "
David Onnekink.
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BL
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1043141
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b797511
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Onnekink, David.
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The Anglo-Dutch favourite : : the career of Hans Willem Bentinck, 1st Earl of Portland (1649-1709) /\ David Onnekink.
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Aldershot, England ;Burlington, VT :: Ashgate Pub.,, ©2007.
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Politics and culture in north-western Europe 1650-1720
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1 online resource (297 pages, 6 unnumbered pages of plates) :: illustrations, plans.
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0754687880
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: 1317045009
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: 1317045017
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: 1409479854
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: 9780754687887
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: 9781317045007
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: 9781317045014
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: 9781409479857
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0754655458
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9780754655459
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 267-288) and index.
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| Contents
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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.
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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.
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William, III,1650-1702.
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William, III,1650-1702.
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Portland, William Bentinck,1649-1709.
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Portland, William Bentinck,1649-1709.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
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Courts and courtiers.
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Diplomatic relations.
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HISTORY.
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Great Britain, Court and courtiers, Biography.
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Great Britain, Foreign relations, 1689-1702.
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Great Britain, History, William and Mary, 1689-1702.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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941.06/8092B
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DA462.P7O66 2007eb
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| Parallel Title
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Anglo-Dutch favorite
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