Nearly three centuries ago, an ear changed the course of human history. In 1731, Spanish coast guards in the Caribbean boarded a British ship captained by one Robert Jenkins, and—in the ensuing ...

The Fourth-Rate, 50-gun frigate sunk in 1742 after it ran aground on the reefs of the Dry Tortugas while on patrol in the War of Jenkins Ear between Britain and Spain.

JENKINS' EAR (474 pp.)—Odell and Willard Shepard—Macmillan ($3.50). The opening proposition of this historical novel is one to make fans snuggle comfortably into their armchairs: a ...

The War of Jenkins' Ear. by Dave Trott Sign in to continue. Sign In. Email address. Password. Stay signed in. Trouble signing in? Reset password: Click here. Email: [email protected]. Call: ...

In Powell’s war, only the rotters flourish—notably Kenneth Widmerpool, ... He is now on the make as a staff major, a virtuoso of bumf, and he chews poor Jenkins’ ear in a war of total paper.

Archeologists said the ship sunk in 1742 after it "ran aground on the reefs of the Dry Tortugas while on patrol in the War of Jenkins Ear between Britain and Spain," according to the release.

Dave Trott's blog: The War of Jenkins' Ear. Many years ago, in really boring history classes, I learned the names of lots of wars and treaties and immediately forgot all of them. But over the years, ...

It sank in 1742 after it ran aground on the reefs of the Dry Tortugas while on patrol in the War of Jenkins Ear between Britain and Spain. Skip to content. All Sections. Subscribe Now.

But this isn’t World War I or the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Of course Russia started it. Given that the answer to the question is so uncomplicated, why is answering it so complicated?

Historians now call that war, which helped turbocharge the growth of the British empire, the War of Jenkins’ Ear. Current Issue. View our current issue. Subscribe today and Save up to $129.