While I’ve never been able to remember the details of the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) and the War of the Austrian Succession (1740-1748), I’ve riffed on those monikers to ...

War in Italy in the Early Eighteenth Century If you are interested in the War of Spanish Succession, then I humbly suggest you get this book. It's the first in English on the subject and so the ...

hen King Charles II of Spain died in 1701 with no heir, the result was the War of Spanish Succession, which embroiled France, England, Italy, Austria, and the Netherlands in a conflict that lasted ...

Kings and Generals explores the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Piracy, following the end of the War of Spanish Succession. With thousands of sailors left unemployed, privateers like Blackbeard ...

The War of the Spanish Succession concluded with Britain taking control of Gibraltar, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, but the legendary treasure remained concealed.

It was said to have been traveling from Panama to Colombia when it sank with 600 people reportedly on board on June 8, 1708, during a battle with British ships in the War of the Spanish Succession.