War of the Spanish Succession: A History from Beginning to End

by Hourly History

The War of the Spanish Succession, which occurred between 1701 and 1714, was fought over who would succeed the childless King Charles II to the throne of Spain. During the early modern era, European countries were almost constantly at war, vying for land, resources, power, and wealth. The succession of the Spanish throne—and everything that came with it—had much of all of those things up for grabs; therefore all of Europe had much to gain, or lose, from the new Spanish ruler. By the end of the war, conflict in Europe was hardly over, but a new, dominant power had emerged.

Discover a plethora of topics such as
The World in 1700
The Combatants
War Breaks Out
Queen Anne’s War
The War Gets Political
The Peace of Utrecht and Treaties of Baden and Rastatt
And much more!

Genres: History, Nonfiction

48 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 7, 2021

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At Hourly History, we focus on publishing history books that are concise, straightforward and take no longer than one hour to read.

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Reviews

[David Parker · Rating 4 out of 5]

King rule and the people bleed- Viva la Revolution

The War of the Spanish Succession is really one chapter in a much longer story of cutthroat competition for wealth, land, and resources among the European powers throughout the 1700’s.

The Hundred Year War preceded this one (the Nine Years’ War), and another followed just years later, involving many of the same combatants.

While the intricacies of the immediate causes of these conflicts are complex and varied, they still can be seen as interconnected in a long struggle for world domination that would continue well into the nineteenth century, and some believe even the twentieth century as well.

[Rick Mitchell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Interesting and informative.

Before starting to read this book, I knew the basics about this little war. This book helped put the war into an historical context which helped me understand other events which I have studied and taught about in American history classes. Thanks!

[Guillermo Muñoz · Rating 5 out of 5]

Monarquías?

Permitir que otro gobierne tu vida, sólo en razón de que éste resultó ser el primogénito dentro de una familia de casa real(Borbón, Estuardo, Romanov, ...etc); me parece un total absurdo. Sin embago, es toda una realidad. El relato describe las consecuencias de este sistema, guerras, hambrunas y muerte; tan solo para complacer el hambre de poder y codicia de quienes se ciñen la corona. Peor aún, es lo que algunos hacen hoy día, al admirar y dejarse deslumbrar por los abusos que estos monarcas siguen cometiendo, acumulando riqueza a costa del trabajo de los ciudadanos en su reino. ¿Hasta cuándo?. Para ser francos, lo mismo aplica en las democracias, cuyos gobernantes son codiciosos y corruptos.
Lo que más me gustó del libro: el empuje que provoca para reflexionar.

[Yanwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

A must read for those who want to understand western culture and the U.S

The book further confirms my understanding of European and the U.S.A, and their belligerent tradition of seeking hegemony through war, so many of them and so easily and eagerly do they get into the war. It reminds me of the Iraq and Afghanistan Wars waged recently by the European and the American forces. It's just the continuation of their history. Unfortunately wars generate disasters to humanity.

[Allen · Rating 5 out of 5]

learned a lot

I knew very little about this war and this short book gave me enough to satisfy my curiosity. It is a greatly simplified story, which is probably good. I worked I Switzerland and it helped me to understand the history of Savoy and Milan.

[Koeneman · Rating 4 out of 5]

I get why this book supplier is called “hourly history”. The book is a small one with about 80 pages and with font size 20.

Still an good overall chronological clear view of the Spanish War of Succession.

[John Hutteman · Rating 5 out of 5]

Short and Sweet!

I have read about scores of topics because of the many well written Hourly Histories. Great resource for inquisitive minds without the endless hours needed to slog through tedious volumes.

[Ronald Baselice · Rating 3 out of 5]

Confusing

This book is a bit confusing because of all of the names and alliances. What would be helpful is some sort of chart or table.

[derick prentice · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very well writen and enjoyed it

[Jeff Sibley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Interesting read about a war I didn’t even know about... helped me understand why French & Spanish interest in North American were aligned.

[Brent A Heath · Rating 4 out of 5]

War of Spanish Succession

It was a good book because it gave a background for the 19 & 20th-century wars. I believe that it would be rated a 4 because it skimmed over some things.

[Duncan Exon · Rating 4 out of 5]

Simplifying a famous war

Simply explains the reasons and results from a major European war and it's effect on the economies of several countries

[Kevin]

Good brief over view.