HIS103Y1 Lecture Notes - Lecture 10: Pragmatic Sanction, Renews-Cappahayden
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At the beginning of 18 century, there were small wars but britain tried hard to avoid it. 1742 robert walpole, he was isolationist where he tried to keep britain out of any war in. British ship (trading and smuggler) and spanish post guard were fighting in south america. Spa(cid:374)ish (cid:272)oast guard (cid:272)ut the british (cid:373)er(cid:272)ha(cid:374)t je(cid:374)ki(cid:374)"s ear off. He kept it and brought it back and was display at parliament. The war of jenkins ear began, fought between bourbon spain and britain, bourbon france were ready to intervene if britain seize spain, at the coast of cartagena where they fail. Frederick was abused by his father, then he was king of prussia. Anti-machiavel was an essay argued against machiavelli that their foreign policy was ethical and right. 1740 charles vi (holy roman emperor) and head of austrian habsburg dies without son.
