Historian Goldstone (Daughters of the Winter Queen) recounts in this fascinating saga the personalities and power struggles of Maria Theresa, ruler of the Habsburg Empire, and three of her daughters, ...

Through Google Earth, this video maps the wide-ranging conflict of the War of Austrian Succession (1740–1748). It traces the ...

On Dec. 13, 1740, the Prussian king Frederick II slipped out of a masquerade ball and mounted his horse at the head of 27,000 well-drilled troops. Three days later, he crossed the frontier into ...

As the Empire is constantly under attack, Maria Theresa’s reputation is weakening. As the Empire is constantly under attack, Maria Theresa’s reputation is weakening and the situation at court is ...

Now in power, Maria Theresa must earn respect within the court and in Europe. Now in power, Maria Theresa must earn respect within the court and in Europe, while dealing with a series of events that ...