Great Britain and the Spanish War of Succession

• Mark Lawrence ^[1]
  1. [1] University of Kent

     University of Kent

     City of Canterbury, Reino Unido

     
• Localización: The British Presence in the Spanish Military / coord. por Benito Tauler Cid, 2021, ISBN 978-84-9091-575-2, págs. 111-132
• Idioma: inglés
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  • Britain’s role in the War of the Spanish Succession (1701-1714) was as much a domestic matter as a foreign policy matter. The war produced tensions between Tories and Whigs, and solidified the Anglo-Scottish union at a time resurgent Jacobitism. English, and ‘British’ military participation in the war against the Bourbons in Spain helped forge the Anglo-Scottish military union. It also shaped British attitudes towards Spain, changing this from the ‘Black Legend’ towards a reputation for popular resistance and difficult campaigning. Militarily, the war ended largely victorious from a British perspective. But most importantly, Britain’s success prevented the War of the Spanish Succession from turning into a War of British Succession, given foreign support for Jacobinism.