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Very Good. Very Good condition. Very Good dust jacket. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp.
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Fine in VG+ jacket. Hardcover in red cloth with gilt titles to spine, in tan and red illustrated uncoated card jacket, 8vo. xvi + 218pp. Index, bibliography, endnotes. Fine/VG+. Book has hint of foxing just beginning to upper page edges; else as new: bright, tight and unmarked. Jacket has occasional mild soil to uncoated jacket, 1/4" x 3/16" triangular chip to upper front edge over hinge; corner of former small tag remaining at lower corner rear panel near spine. Else bright and sharp in paper-backed Brodart. Neither ex-lib nor remiander.
Edition:
First Edition [stated], presumed first printing
Publisher:
Iowa State University Press
Published:
1990
Language:
English
Alibris ID:
16859475777
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Very good in Good jacket. xvi, 218, [6] pages. Chapter decoration. Notes. Select Bibliography. Index. DJ has some wear and soiling and is taped over the boards. George Hilton Jones III, D. Phil (Oxon) (1924-2008) was an American Rhodes Scholar, historian, college professor, and author of numerous works on English history. Jones attended the Louisiana State University Laboratory School from 1935 until his graduation in 1940. Jones was appointed to the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York, in 1941. A broken leg forced him to withdraw from the academy after one year. Jones was enlisted in the United States Army on 9 December 1942, and he was assigned to the 97th Infantry Division. The division saw action in Germany and Czechoslovakia before the end of hostilities in Europe. Jones then enrolled at Louisiana State University at Baton Rouge and took his B. A. degree in 1947. Jones was selected to receive a Rhodes scholarship to Oxford University, England in 1947. Jones resided in St. Edmund Hall during his studies at Oxford. Jones received his D. Phil. in 1950 and then returned to the United States. Jones was an acknowledged expert in English history of the 17th and 18th century, which included the Glorious Revolution, the English Bill of Rights, the installation and reign of William III and Mary II on the throne of England, and the attempt by Bonnie Prince Charlie to attain the throne. Jones was a fellow of the Royal Historical Society. Jones was also an expert on the question of the succession to the throne of Tuscany, which arose because of the failure of the Medici family to produce an heir. The Glorious Revolution of November 1688, also known as the Glorious Crossing by the Dutch, was the deposition of James II and VII, king of England, Scotland and Ireland and replacement by his daughter Mary II and her husband, William III of Orange, stadtholder and de facto ruler of the Dutch Republic. A term first used by John Hampden in late 1689, historian Jeremy Black suggests it can be seen as both the last successful invasion of England and also an internal coup. Despite his Catholicism, James became king in February 1685 with widespread support as many feared his exclusion would lead to a repetition of the 1638-1651 Wars of the Three Kingdoms. Over the next three years, he alienated his supporters by suspending the Scottish and English Parliaments in 1685 and ruling by personal decree. Despite this, it was considered a short-term issue, as James was 52, and since his second marriage was childless after 11 years, the heir presumptive was his Protestant daughter Mary. Two events in June 1688 turned dissent into a political crisis. The first was the birth of James Francis Edward on 10 June, displacing Mary as heir which created the prospect of a Catholic dynasty. The second was the prosecution of the Seven Bishops on 15 June; one in a series of perceived assaults on the Church of England, their acquittal on the 30th sparked anti-Catholic riots and destroyed James's political authority. The combination convinced a broad coalition of English politicians to issue an Invitation to William, inviting him to secure the English throne for his wife Mary. With Louis XIV of France preparing to attack the Dutch, William viewed this as an opportunity to secure English resources for the Nine Years' War, which began in September 1688. On 5 November, he landed in Brixham in Torbay with 14, 000 men. As he advanced on London, most of the 30, 000-strong Royal Army joined him. James went into exile on 23 December and in April 1689, Parliament made William and Mary joint monarchs of England and Ireland. A separate but similar Scottish settlement was made in June. While the Revolution itself was quick and relatively bloodless, pro-Stuart revolts in Scotland and Ireland caused significant casualties. Although Jacobitism persisted into the late 18th century, the Revolution ended a century of political dispute by confirming the primacy of...