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Battle of the Boyne 1690: The Irish campaign for the English crown

By Graham Turner , Michael McNally

Book information

Publisher
Osprey
Year
2005
ISBN
9781841768915, 1-84176-891-X
Open Library ID
OL8922793M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
7 MB (7050381 bytes)
Series
Campaign 160
Edition
illustrated edition
Pages
50\50
Time added
2010-02-18 13:16:04

Description

In April 1685, James II ascended the English throne. An overt Catholic, James proved unpopular with his Protestant subjects, and a group of nobles invited the Dutch prince William of Orange to take the throne in the Glorious Revolution of 1688; James II fled to France. James returned in 1689, a French fleet landing him at Kinsale in Ireland. On 14 June 1690, William led an army to Ireland and came face-to-face with the Jacobites along the banks of the Boyne near Drogheda. This book describes the events that led to the momentous battle on 1 July that would decide the fate of the crown of England.

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