{"podcast":{"title":"New Books in Military History","slug":"new-books-in-military-history-435149","podcast_index_feed_id":435149,"rss_url":"https://feeds.simplecast.com/TLBd5Iy4","website_url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/military-history/","image_url":"https://image.simplecastcdn.com/images/adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667/085f7349-ec7d-4632-bcd8-0a0cb87a5aac/3000x3000/7c1e11e0eb67956c95a920d8b9325daf.png?aid=rss_feed","author":"New Books Network","episode_count":600,"summary":"This podcast is a channel on the New Books Network. The New Books Network is an academic audio library dedicated to public education. In each episode you will hear scholars discuss their recently published research with another expert in their field. Discover our 150+ channels and browse our 28,000+ episodes on our website: ⁠newbooksnetwork.com⁠ Subscribe to our free weekly Substack newsletter to get informative, engaging content straight to your inbox: ⁠https://newbooksnetwork.substack.com/⁠ Follow us on Instagram and Bluesky to learn about more our latest interviews: @newbooksnetwork Support our show by becoming a premium member! https://newbooksnetwork.supportingcast.fm/military-history","last_synced_at":"2026-10-02T08:23:31.431756+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149"},"episode":{"title":"Arthur der Weduwen, \"The Last Invasion of England: 1688 and the Dutch Armada\" (Princeton UP, 2026)","slug":"arthur-der-weduwen-the-last-invasion-of-england-1688-and-the-dutch-armada-princeton-up-2026","published_at":"2026-09-22T08:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149/arthur-der-weduwen-the-last-invasion-of-england-1688-and-the-dutch-armada-princeton-up-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149","url":"https://newbooksnetwork.com/category/politics-society/military-history/","audio_url":"https://injector.simplecastaudio.com/adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667/episodes/b3f4b5af-e3f0-49b0-84db-78071fe63124/audio/128/default.mp3?aid=rss_feed&awCollectionId=adebe220-0377-46b7-a4c7-0b19a9c05667&awEpisodeId=b3f4b5af-e3f0-49b0-84db-78071fe63124&feed=TLBd5Iy4","summary":"In popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant daughter Mary Stuart, wife of James’s nephew, the Dutch William III of Orange. Devoted to her husband, Mary would not accept the crown alone, and so William and Mary were crowned together, securing a smooth dynastic succession. The Last Invasion of England: 1688 and the Dutch Armada (Princeton UP, 2026) recounts the forgotten campaign that carried William and his army to English shores and led directly to James’s fall, bringing a revolutionary age vividly to life—and rewriting the history of Britain, Europe and the transatlantic world more widely. In this bold work of revisionist history, Dr. Arthur der Weduwen tells the momentous story of the Dutch Armada, describing the immense risks and near failures of the last seaborne invasion of England—which occurred exactly one hundred years after the defeat of the Spanish Armada. The sixteen thousand Dutch troops who accompanied William were not on hand for moral support. They came with sword, musket and cannon. Dr. der Weduwen argues that the political revolution in Britain could not have been achieved without the willpower, might and resources of William and the Dutch nation, and explains why the Dutch Republic, a small state that celebrated peace and commerce above all else, would dare to undertake a reckless preemptive military strike on its more powerful neighbour. Transforming our understanding of the Glorious Revolution and Britain’s ascendancy as a global powerhouse, The Last Invasion of England relies entirely on contemporary sources, many from leading protagonists who prepared and executed the invasion, evoking the historical realities of the women and men who lived…","meta_description":"In popular accounts of the Glorious Revolution of 1688, the autocratic Catholic King James II was ousted by his subjects and replaced by his Protestant da…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":3400,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/new-books-in-military-history-435149/episodes/arthur-der-weduwen-the-last-invasion-of-england-1688-and-the-dutch-armada-princeton-up-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/new-books-in-military-history-435149/arthur-der-weduwen-the-last-invasion-of-england-1688-and-the-dutch-armada-princeton-up-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}