Tudors Dynasty & Beyond · RedTop Media / Rebecca Larson

The Queen's Husband: William III (Series)

·1 hr 4 min·6 clips
William was a short, pockmarked asthmatic; Mary a tall, chestnut-haired beauty—a strange image masking a devoted partnership.
Historian Dr. Linda Porter discusses William III, the half-Stuart Dutch prince who became King of England through marriage to Mary II. The episode explores his difficult childhood, arranged marriage, role in the Glorious Revolution, and crucial opposition to Louis XIV's expansionism in Europe.

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A Stuart story that widens into European context.

This episode treats William III as more than a clean Protestant victor. Rebecca Larson and Dr. Linda Porter keep the focus on the larger European setting, the religious and geopolitical pressure around him, and the uneasy marriage to Mary, who was 15 when they married and did…

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If you want William III treated as a European power problem, not a neat revolution story, start here.

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