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21The General Crisis — is the term used by some historians to describe the period of widespread conflict and instability that occurred from the early 17th century to the early 18th century in Europe and in more recent historiography in the world at large. Contents 1… …
22Spanish Netherlands — Spanish held provinces in the southern Low Countries (roughly corresponding to modern Belgium and Luxembourg). In 1578 the diplomat Alessandro Farnese was sent to represent Spain in the Netherlands, and by 1585 he had reestablished Spanish… …
23The Vicar of Bray (song) — The Vicar of Bray is a satirical song (Roud # 4998) recounting the career of the Vicar of Bray and his contortions of principle in order to retain his ecclesiastic office despite the changes in the Established Church through the course of several …
24(the) Duke of Marlborough — the Duke of Marlborough [the Duke of Marlborough] born (John Churchill 1650–1722) one of Britain’s greatest soldiers, who won important battles in the War of the Spanish Succession. These included ↑Blenheim (1704) …
25Spanish Empire — For the use of the imperial title in medieval Spain, see Imperator totius Hispaniae. Spanish Empire …
26War of Jenkins' Ear — Infobox Military Conflict name= War of Jenkins Ear image description=Map of British operations in the Caribbean sea during the War of Jenkins Ear. conflict= War of Jenkins Ear date= 1739–1748 place= the Caribbean, Florida and Georgia. result=… …
27Spanish literature — Introduction the body of literary works produced in Spain. Such works fall into three major language divisions: Castilian, Catalan, and Galician. This article provides a brief historical account of each of these three literatures and… …
28War of the Quadruple Alliance — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=War of the Quadruple Alliance caption=The Battle of Cape Passaro, 11 August 1718 by Richard Paton (oil on canvas, 1767) date=1718–1720 place=Sicily, Sardinia, Spain, Scotland, Florida result=Allied Pyrrhic… …
29succession — successional, adj. successionally, adv. /seuhk sesh euhn/, n. 1. the coming of one person or thing after another in order, sequence, or in the course of events: many troubles in succession. 2. a number of persons or things following one another… …
30The Bahamas — This article is about the country. For the Canadian singer guitarist, see Bahamas (musician). Commonwealth of the Bahamas …
