Chapter XVI — Commencement of the Eighteenth Century, to the Peace of Utrecht
Chapter XVI — Commencement of the Eighteenth Century, to the Peace of Utrecht
Commencement of the Eighteenth Century, to the Peace of Utrecht. THE declining health of Charles II., king of Spain, who had no children…
CHAPTER XVI: French
The emperor Leopold being determined to support the claims of his son, war immediately commenced, and an army was sent into Italy, where he…
CHAPTER XVI: France
Anne, second daughter of James II. and wife of George, prince of Denmark, immediately ascended the vacant throne; and, declaring her…
CHAPTER XVI: English
Among other great exploits of the war was the capture of Gibraltar by admiral Sir George Rooke and the prince of Hesse. This fortress…
CHAPTER XVI: England
The expenses of a war so wholly unproductive to England had by this time exhausted the patience of the nation; and a change had taken place…