The War of Spanish Succession from A New History Podcast

Victory, offered by an exhausted France to the Grand Alliance, is rejected. It is a decision most unwise, and liable to be regretted. With hopes of peace vanquished, then, all of Europe once more gathers its strength for another campaign of opp

The War of Spanish Succession - 15 - 1709 - Part 1

Apr 4th, 2015 25m 23s

It’s now 1709, and there’s so much going on that the affairs of Europe cannot be contained in two half-hour podcasts. Four, if we’re lucky, might be enough. In 1709 Part 1 we look at war and peace; the preparations for the former, the efforts m

The War of Spanish Succession - 14 - 1708 - Part 2

Sep 14th, 2013 40m 47s

The second six-month of 1708 sees action concentrated in Belgium and Spain. The rest of the continent is the scene of limited conflict, and what there is, is of minor importance to the central issue. The third great battle of the war seems to d

The War of Spanish Succession - 13 - 1708 - Part 1

Mar 20th, 2013 31m 46s

After the disappointments of 1707, the Allies continue to face significant problems. In England a rift between the Queen’s chief ministers threatens to paralyse government, and rumours of that most feared of things – French invasion – make thei

The War of Spanish Succession - 12 - 1707 - Part 2

Feb 2nd, 2013 31m 58s

As an Allied army approaches the French port of Toulon, all of Europe is transfixed. In every other theatre are affairs suspended as both sides await impatiently news of the proceedings of Prince Eugene and Victor Amadeus: the pressure on Habsb

The War of Spanish Succession - 11 - 1707 - Part 1

Jan 12th, 2013 32m 32s

The war in Spain does not go well for the Allies. Madrid has been abandoned, the once victorious army is now cooped up in the eastern region of Valencia, and the Earl of Galway risks everything to prevent the union of two mighty French armies.

The War of Spanish Succession - 10 - 1706 - Part 2

Apr 7th, 2012 28m 45s

As the shockwaves of the momentous Battle of Ramillies spread over Europe, affairs in all other theatres bow to the recognised importance of the war in Belgium. Regiments and generals are re-called by King Louis, and the Allies seek to take adv

The War of Spanish Succession - 9 - 1706 - Part 1

Mar 3rd, 2012 31m 7s

It is 1706, and men know not where to look for the abundance of events that seem to portend either victory or defeat. Bourbon armies in Spain and Italy lay siege to Barcelona and to Turin, threatening to put an end to the war, and the Duke of M

The War of Spanish Succession - 8 - 1705 - Part 2

Feb 4th, 2012 33m 1s

The Spanish Expeditionary Force of the Grand Alliance arrives off of Catalonia and hopes to make a better show of things than their comrades the year before, but one eye remains on the affairs of the Duke of Savoy in not so distant Italy. The

The War of Spanish Succession - 7 - 1705 - Part 1

Jan 7th, 2012 22m 43s

While the Duke of Marlborough plans for a campaign on the borders of France that will force King Louis XIV to consider the demands of the Grand Alliance, the great Anglo-Dutch expedition to Spain is directed against Catalonia, and Prince Eugene

The War of Spanish Succession - 6 - 1704 - Part 2

Dec 3rd, 2011 31m 41s

The first great battle of the war erupts upon us, as the Allied army of the Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy forces their Franco-Bavarian opponents into the engagement that they did not expect. The heroic Prince Georg of Hesse-Dar

The War of Spanish Succession - 5 - 1704 - Part 1

Nov 5th, 2011 24m 44s

With the Franco-Bavarian threat to the Habsburg Empire now at its highest pitch, the Duke of Marlborough marches his army into the heart of Europe to save Vienna. In the Iberian Peninsula the war begins in earnest as the arrival of British and

The War of Spanish Succession - 4 - 1703 - Part 2

Oct 1st, 2011 22m 57s

The Duke of Marlborough, head of the principal army of the Grand Alliance in the Low Countries, chafes under the unceasing caution of his Dutch minders, and determines to tender his resignation and enjoy a life of quiet in England. Further sout

The War of Spanish Succession - 3 - 1703 - Part 1

Sep 3rd, 2011 25m 24s

These are momentous times for Europe, as on all sides the combatants in the War of Succession take bold steps towards glorious victory, or desperate self-preservation. There is hope in London and The Hague that not all of France’s alliances are

The War of Spanish Succession - 2 - 1702

Aug 6th, 2011 29m 40s

The War of Succession begins in earnest, as the principal powers of the Grand Alliance declare war on France and Spain, and the first attacks and sieges take place. William III, King of England, Scotland, and Ireland, Stadtholder of the United

The War of Spanish Succession - 1 - Introduction: 1700-01

Jul 2nd, 2011 26m 31s

In this, the first episode of A New History Podcast’s The War of Spanish Succession: A History, we look at the reasons behind Europe’s descent into war just three years after the destructive Nine Years’ War came to an end, and the state of the

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