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...exiled Catholic King of England, James II, landed in Ireland to fight to reclaim his throne from William of Orange. But James failed to take Londonderry, despite a 105-day siege, and the following year, at the Battle of the Boyne, he was finally defeated and fled to France. By 1700 the Catholics owned only one-seventh of their own soil...
Juan Carlos has insisted all along that he would prefer to see his father Don Juan crowned. Franco, however, would not accept Don Juan because of his liberal political and social views and his public attacks on the Franco regime. So Juan Carlos accepted the throne. "It is not a question of Don Juan or Juan Carlos," he told his father, "but whether the monarchy would ever be restored...
...Spain there is no great affection for the crown. He also knows that many of his associates, including his probable choice for Prime Minister, Vice President Luis Carrero Blanco, would probably make no effort to restore the monarchy. If Franco does not put a king back upon the throne, no one else will...
...status was uncertain, since they had committed no hostile acts in Israel. Still, they were the fortunate few. Back in Jordan, tough Bedouin legionnaires were killing or capturing nearly 2,500 of their comrades as King Hussein sought to end, once and for all, the fedayeen threat to his throne. One guerrilla who made it to the Israeli side said angrily: "Better to die by Israeli hands than to be killed by an Arab brother...
...Soon the rifle shots were augmented by mortar fire and grenade explosions. Panicky guests scattered from the open patio to the throne room or to the beach, but many were cut down by gunfire. A grenade landed at Hassan's feet; Bourguiba heroically picked it up and tossed it away, probably saving the King's life. Thirty truckloads of cadets in battle fatigues swarmed over the grounds and made guests lie down in the broiling sun. ∙ In the confusion, Hassan slipped into the throne room and then into another room farther inside. There he dickered with General...