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17 hours ago · The War of the Spanish Succession was a European great power conflict fought between 1701 and 1714. The immediate cause was the death of the childless Charles II of Spain in November 1700, which led to a struggle for control of the Spanish Empire. His nominated heir was Philip of Anjou, a grandson of Louis XIV of France, whose main backers were ...
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1 day ago · e. The Spanish Civil War ( Spanish: Guerra Civil Española) [note 2] was a military conflict fought from 1936 to 1939 between the Republicans and the Nationalists. Republicans were loyal to the left -leaning Popular Front government of the Second Spanish Republic, and consisted of various socialist, communist, separatist, anarchist, and ...
- 17 July 1936 – 1 April 1939, (2 years, 8 months, 2 weeks and 1 day)
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17 hours ago · What were the causes and effects of the War of the Spanish Succession Welcome to History and Biography, your go-to destination for captivating journeys throu...
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4 days ago · Without the great expense of Henry VIII’s wars, which forced the crown to call parliaments to raise taxation, England may ‘have followed the French or Spanish model by becoming absolutist’ (p. 19), a judgment that ignores Bourbon and Habsburg paths to absolute rule through the costs of war and greatly increased military establishments.
4 days ago · Experience the dramatic events of the War of the Spanish Succession, a conflict that reshaped the political landscape of Europe. From intense battles to cruc...
5 days ago · Book review. Paul Preston, Perfidious Albion: Britain and the Spanish Civil War (Clapton Press 2024), 242pp. Chris Bambery recommends Preston’s Perfidious Albion, but disputes view that the kind of revolutionary war Orwell championed could not have defeated Franco and the fascists.
2 days ago · The Seven Years' War (1756–1763) was a global conflict involving most of the European great powers, fought primarily in Europe and the Americas. One of the opposing alliances was led by Great Britain and Prussia. The other alliance was led by France, backed by Spain, Saxony, Sweden, and Russia. Related conflicts include the 1754 to 1763 ...
