England in the War of the Spanish Succession by Hattendorf, J, Hattendorf, John

The Conquest of Piemont. The War of the Spanish Succession, 1701-1714 by Alexander V. Kutishchev

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The financial administration of the French navy during the War of the Spanish Succession by Darnell, B

“…As France faced massive financial overextension and an increasing need to fight for territorial survival in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714), it was inevitable that Louis XIV's government would fund its armies in preference to its naval capabilities. …”

Catalonia within the Spanish Monarchy: from the Catholic Kings to the War of the Spanish Succession by Filatov Georgy

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Dusty roads to Madrid: Allied logistics during The War of the Spanish Succession, 1700-1714. by Tildesley, R

“…<p>The War of the Spanish Succession marked one of the most dramatic conflicts of the 17th and 18th centuries. …”

Joseph Addison en voyage : quelques remarques sur la France ou la mise en intrigue de l’identité anglaise by Antoine Eche

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“The interests of our Allies”: Allied public diplomacy in Britain and the making of the Treaty of Utrecht by Kevin Tuffnell

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Le rôle de Monseigneur dans l’accession de Philippe d’Anjou au trône d’Espagne by Jean-Pierre Maget

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“Plain Mat / Has been doing at Paris, The Lord knows what”: Matthew Prior and Harleyite diplomacy in the year 1711 by Alice Monter

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Propaganda and Peace: Robert Harley’s Press Strategies About the Peace of Utrecht by Manuel Alejandro Castellano García

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Ridentem dicere verum quid vetat: Shaftesbury, Horatian Satire, and the Cultural (Ab)uses of Laughter by Patrick Müller

“…Envisioning an enlightened, Whig utopia, Shaftesbury’s theory had to stand the test of current political circumstances nevertheless – in a time dominated by party feuds consequent upon the War of the Spanish Succession, his ideal of a mild, constructive satirical laughter cultivated by a learned caste of philosopher-politicians at last turned out to be a largely ineffective weapon of political propaganda.…”
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Huguenots, Jacobites, prisoners and the challenge of military remittances in early modern warfare by Graham, A

“…Examining how the British state achieved this in the War of the Spanish Succession (1702–13) shows the limits of modern scholarship on state formation and its focus on administrative reform and domestic resource mobilisation. …”

How wars end: Lord Lexington’s mission to Madrid 1712-13 by Christopher Storrs

“…This article discusses a relatively neglected aspect of the peace negotiations which concluded the War of the Spanish Succession, the mission to Spain in 1712-1713 of Robert Sutton, lord Lexington. …”
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«Un’amicizia sincera e di buona fede». La Spagna nelle relazioni degli ambasciatori lucchesi a Madrid (1700-1750) by Renzo Sabbatini

“…This paper, a preview of a more extensive work across a wider time frame, contributes to the understanding of the European balance of power, the cultural exchanges, and the image of Spain during the complicated phase of the War of the Spanish Succession and the following ‘Spanish resurgence’. …”
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« I have a dreadful story to tell you » : stratégies informatives et narratives pro-ministérielles dans l’affaire Guiscard by Alice Monter

“…From the Whig opposition’s instrumentalisation of the event, looking to foster support for the War of the Spanish Succession effort, to pro-ministerial writers’ re-invention of Harley’s public persona as a martyr and a patriot, to specialised sections of the press’s attempts at preserving their Huguenot refugee readers from popular outrage, this affair sheds light on both the political and information crises that shook the last years of Queen Anne’s reign. …”
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Daniel Defoe and the affairs of France by Jeffrey Hopes

“…Daniel Defoe was hired to write The Review by Robert Harley who needed a propagandist to convince Tory and country MPs to support England’s involvement in the War of the Spanish Succession, an involvement which both Harley and Defoe had previously opposed. …”
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Maria Luisa Gabriela de Saboya as the Woman of the Apocalypse: Ceremony, Oratory, and Millenarianism in New Spain, 1701-1714 by Frances L. Ramos

“…Organizers of public commemorations held in early eighteenth-century New Spain during the War of the Spanish Succession characterized Philip V as a defender of the faith and queen consort Maria Luisa Gabriela de Saboya and crown prince Luis I as agents of providence. …”
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La princesa de los Ursinos: Poder y privanza en la corte española a comienzos del siglo XVIII The Princess Des Ursins: A french favorite in the spanish court in the early XVIII the... by María Luz González Mezquita

“…En este trabajo, se propone el estudio de la princesa de los Ursinos a través de su correspondencia con diferentes actores de las cortes europeas para destacar su papel como favorita de la reina y a través de ella del rey Felipe V en el contexto de la Guerra de Sucesión española para descubrir los argumentos con los que justifico su actuación y con los que la definieron sus contemporáneos como un "nuevo Richelieu"<br>This work, proposes the study of the princess des Ursins through its correspondence with different actors from the European courts to emphasize its paper as Queen's favorite and through her to advise the King Phelipe V in the context of the War of the Spanish Succession to discover the arguments with which she justifies its performance and those of contemporary writers that define her like a "new Richelieu"…”
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Renonciations et possession tranquille : l’abbé de Saint-Pierre, la paix d’Utrecht et la diplomatie de la Régence by Frederik Dhondt

“…His “utopian” project of perpetual peace was published during the Utrecht Peace Congress (1712-1713), where plenipotentiaries from various European powers ended the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714). As Merle Perkins demonstrated, Saint-Pierre’s conceptions on the state of nature and man’s violent instinct were similar to Hobbes’. …”
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The Diplomatic Career of the English Poet Matthew Prior by Liudmila Ivonina

“…As a diplomat, Prior successfully proved himself during two European wars: the Augsburg League war and the War of the Spanish Succession. As a secret agent, embassy secretary, and ambassador, he was prominent in all negotiations with France. …”
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