The Utrecht Union of 1579 was the first step towards independence from the Spanish rule. In 1713 the Treaty of Utrecht ended the Spanish Succession war. As the Dutch fleet gained importance ...

On April 11, 1713, in Utrecht, Holland, Françoise signed a treaty putting an end to the War of Spanish Succession. Louis XIV secured the throne of Spain for his Pretender, Philippe d'Anjou ...

When the diplomatic dust had settled following the 1713 signing of the Treaty of Utrecht, officials in Europe’s imperial capitals got back to talking about extending their empires into uncolonized ...

The world sighed in relief when European diplomats signed the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, ending the War of Spanish Succession. Handel's 'Utrecht Te Deum,' performed on July 13, 1713, celebrated ...

The rocky outcrop was taken in 1704, and Spain ceded it to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht. But that has not ended numerous attempts by the Spanish government to get the 2.6 square miles of ...

The Treaty of Utrecht... Spain argues that Britain could easily hand sovereignty back. The Treaty of Utrecht of 1713 says that if Britain gives up Gibraltar, it has to offer it first to Spain. "And in ...

A few years later, in 1713, the Treaty of Utrecht - which formally ceded Gibraltar to the British - made clear Jews and Muslims should be banned from the Rock. It did not work. A century later - in ...

But it proves a fascinating complement to two works written by Handel to celebrate the Treaty of Utrecht, heralding the end of many decades of widespread international hostilities, in England in ...

He said the isthmus was not ceded to Britain under the Treaty of Utrecht and “illegally” occupied, but that Spain had yet to decide whether to “legally reclaim it or not”. The following ...

Catherine Bott focuses on music marking the ceremonial signing of the Treaty of Utrecht in 1713, with celebration pieces by Handel and William Croft. Show more Catherine Bott looks at music ...