num_pages: 256
description: This famous book by a celebrated historian recounts the life of the unlikely revolutionary hero and favourite of Emperor Charles V, William Prince of Orange, who mobilised the legendary group of rebels known as the Beggars to fight the imperial forces of Spain. William's life and exploits reveal him as an inspiring symbol of moral and political force in an age when ideology and intolerance were the rule.
language: English
title: William the Silent:  William of Nassau, Prince of Orange 1533-1584
titlecomplete: William the Silent:  William of Nassau, Prince of Orange 1533-1584
genres: Nonfiction, History, Biography, European History
ratings_count: 64
awards: awardedAt: -820515600000
name: James Tait Black Memorial Prize
category: Biography
publisher: Phoenix Press/Orion Pub Co, 2001.