In this first biography in English for fifty years, Derek Mc Kay avoids the limitation of seeing Frederick William primarily as precursor of the ‘Enlightened’ Frederick the Great. Instead, he roots him firmly in his own time, a dynastic, protestant ruler like many another in Germany, but gifted with the toughness and opportunism to overcome the hostility of his local nobilities and of the surrounding great powers.
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Language English ● Format EPUB ● Pages 300 ● ISBN 9781317870463 ● Publisher Taylor and Francis ● Published 2018 ● Downloadable 3 times ● Currency EUR ● ID 7227987 ● Copy protection Adobe DRM
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