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The Awful End of Prince William the Silent: The First Assassination of a Head of State with a Handgun (Making History) (Reprint Edition) by Professor Lisa Jardine Paperback, 176 Pages, Published 2007 ISBN-10: 0-06-083836-1 / 0060838361 ISBN-13: 978-0-06-083836-2 / 9780060838362 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 independence from the Catholic rule of the Hapsburg Emp |