Wikipedia:Featured article candidates/William III of England
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] William III of England
-- Emsworth 19:02, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)
Object, I'm afraid. While well-written as usual, I find there's not that much information about William's political career in the Netherlands. Also, parts related to the Netherlands are sometimes slightly inaccurate. For example, De Witt was not assassinated in a revolution, although he and his brother were killed by a mob. Most of the info is in the Dutch article on William, but I understand this may be difficult for you to read. Let me know if you need some help. Jeronimo 21:51, 23 Sep 2004 (UTC)- I have added that which I could find in the Dutch article relating to William's rule in the Netherlands (especially the intricacies relating to the post of Stadtholder). (Incidentally, the Dutch article is itself somewhat inaccurate—it states that William III became Stadtholder of Gelderland in 1672, when this occurrence did not come to pass until 1675.) Everything else in the Dutch article seems to concern the wars with Louis XIV; this information is already explored in the above nominated piece. -- Emsworth 16:34, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- I'll take a look at it later this week. Jeronimo 10:20, 29 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- This looks good now, support. Perhaps you could add a reference to the annual Orange March in Northern Ireland (remembering Williams victory in the Battle of the Boyne. Jeronimo 12:55, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- I was under the impression that the march commemorated the Battle of Aughrim, which took place exactly one year after the Battle of the Boyne. -- Emsworth 13:51, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- You're probably right. Still, they Orange March is named for William, so it seemed interesting to add. Jeronimo 14:05, 2 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Okay, done. --Emsworth
- I have added that which I could find in the Dutch article relating to William's rule in the Netherlands (especially the intricacies relating to the post of Stadtholder). (Incidentally, the Dutch article is itself somewhat inaccurate—it states that William III became Stadtholder of Gelderland in 1672, when this occurrence did not come to pass until 1675.) Everything else in the Dutch article seems to concern the wars with Louis XIV; this information is already explored in the above nominated piece. -- Emsworth 16:34, 26 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Support, but agree with Jeronimo - it would benefit from the Netherlands information being added. Unfortunately, I don't speak Dutch either so can't check it. Zerbey 16:36, 24 Sep 2004 (UTC)
- Support - up to the usual Emsworth standard. -- ALoan (Talk) 18:17, 4 Oct 2004 (UTC)
- Support. James F. (talk) 17:16, 5 Oct 2004 (UTC)
