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The Reign Of Charles II, The Inbred Spanish King Who Was ‘So Ugly’ That He Scared His Own Wife
The Habsburgs were an influential European dynasty that ruled much of the continent for centuries, and to keep their power ...
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Over 300 Years After This Ship Sank, Its Riches Have An Estimated Worth Of $20 Billion Dollars And Are Still Sitting At The Bottom Of The Sea
During the War of Spanish Succession in 1708, the British navy sunk the San José, a majestic Spanish galleon that held a crew of around 600 men and had a substantial fortune on board. It is ...
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Could Europe’s freakish winter of 1709 happen again?
The year 1709 had already started badly. French peasants had been hit by poor harvests, taxes, and conscription for the War of the Spanish Succession. The cold snaps of late 1708 were as nothing ...
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Walk through history at Montjuïc Castle
Montjuïc Castle ended up defending the city from many attacks moving forward, including those carried out during the War of the Spanish Succession. It also served as a prison during the War of ...
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Francisco Franco
Learn how Francisco Franco used the tactics of colonial war to win control of Spain. Driven by a deeply conservative vision, he used torture, murder and incarceration to transform Spanish Society.