Kings and Generals explores the rise and fall of the Golden Age of Piracy, following the end of the War of Spanish Succession ...

The treasure was being transported from Peru to Spain to fund the War of the Spanish Succession against Britain and its allies. Gold and silver coins, pearls and gems, claimed to be worth as much as ...

For over 30 years, during the golden age of piracy, the true master of the Caribbean was not an English pirate, but a ...

The ship, dubbed the "holy grail of shipwrecks," was carrying treasure from Peru to Spain to fund the War of the Spanish Succession when it was intercepted by British forces led by Charles Wager. As ...

Its owners assert the establishment endured not just the Spanish Civil War in the 1930s and the Napoleonic invasion in the early 1800s, but even the War of Spanish Succession at the start of the ...

The world's oldest restaurant, Sobrino de Botín, faces a challenge from another Madrid tavern that claims it is even older... Let the tavern wars begin.

In the heart of Spain’s capital, Sobrino de Botín holds a coveted Guinness World Record as the world’s oldest restaurant. But on the outskirts of Madrid, a rustic tavern makes a bold claim.

The “richest wreck in history” the Spanish galleon San Jose, was transporting treasure from Peru to Spain to finance the Spanish side of the War of the Spanish Succession when it was ...

New pictures of coins from a 300-year-old shipwreck off the coast of Colombia help tell the story of the ship's journey.

The War of the Spanish Succession concluded with Britain taking control of Gibraltar, Newfoundland and Nova Scotia, but the legendary treasure remained concealed.

but even the War of Spanish Succession at the start of the 18th century — a lineage that would make Casa Pedro older than Botín and a strong contender for the title. “It’s really frustrating when you ...

Those papers went up in flames during the Spanish Civil War. Instead, they delved into Spanish national archives, where they found land registries of the area from the First Marquess of Ensenada ...