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The Huguenot Soldiers of William of Orange and the 'Glorious Revolution' of 1688: the Lions of Judah.(Book Review)
by Matthew Glozier (Brighton: Sussex Academic P., 2002; pp. 228. 55 [pounds sterling]; pb. 17.95 [pounds sterling])
Matthew Glozier concentrates on the Huguenot soldiers, mostly gentry and nobles, who entered the Dutch and English armies as a consequence of the Edict of Fontainebleau. Although there were some Huguenots in the Dutch army before 1685, it was not until 1688 that considerable numbers were admitted to the Anglo-Dutch Brigade and the household regiments of William of Orange, who appreciated their martial and propaganda value in the coming expedition to England. In the wake of the Glorious Revolution, William removed most of these Huguenot officers from his …
