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

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 ...

The priceless goods were being shipped back to King Phillip V to finance the war of Spanish Succession against the British. Picture: Columbian Government The coins, known as macuquinas in Spanish and ...

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 ...

On June 8, 1708, during the War of the Spanish Succession, a British fleet sank the Spanish crown's San Jose galleon off Cartagena. The ship sank after an hour-long combat when its powder magazine ...