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Hace 4 días · 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 amongst supporters of the claimant Bourbon and Habsburg dynasties.
Hace 3 días · A galley was a type of ship which relied mostly on oars for propulsion that was used for warfare, trade, and piracy mostly in the seas surrounding Europe. It developed in the Mediterranean world during antiquity and continued to exist in various forms until the early 19th century.
Hace 4 días · The monarchy of Spain or Spanish monarchy ( Spanish: Monarquía Española) is the constitutional form of government of Spain. It consists of a hereditary monarch that reigns as the head of state, being the highest office of the country. [1] . The current King is Felipe VI since 19 June 2014, after the abdication of his father, King Juan Carlos I .
Hace 4 días · Home. Petitions in the State Papers, 1600-1699. This volume includes transcriptions of a sample of 387 petitions submitted to the monarch and other authorities, preserved in the State Papers at The National Archives. English Petitions. Originally published by , , . This free content was born digital. CC-NC-BY. Citation:
Hace 3 días · The church of St. Giles's, Cripplegate, is the successor of one founded some twenty-four years after the Conquest. It suffered greatly by fire in 1545 (Henry VIII.) Matilda, queen of Henry I., had founded a brotherhood there, dedicated to St. Mary and St. Giles. The church was repaired, and perhaps partially rebuilt, after the fire of 1545.
Hace 5 días · John C. Appleby's Women and English Piracy sets out to fill these gaps and explores how the lives of early modern women intersected in various and nuanced ways with maritime plundering. The book is clearly structured into five chapters, with a brief introduction and an epilogue.
Hace 3 días · Sir George, the second baronet of Esk, resided at Netherby, the present family seat: his son, Sir Richard, was in 1680, created Viscount Preston of the kingdom of Scotland; after the revolution, being apprehended in a boat on the river Thames, as he was about to leave the kingdom for the purpose of joining the abdicated monarch, he was tried and...
