1740–1748
When Emperor Charles VI died without a male heir, Frederick the Great seized Silesia and half of Europe piled on — forcing the young Maria Theresa to fight for her throne against Prussia, France, Bavaria, and Spain simultaneously. Eight years of war reshaped the European balance of power and planted the seeds of the Seven Years' War.
Chapter-by-chapter narrative with maps, primary sources, and key events.
Explore battles on a live map with a timeline slider and territory overlays.
Deep-dive into every major engagement — commanders, casualties, significance.
Biographical flip cards with real portraits, facts, and full biography pages.
Trace each figure's full life journey — birth, education, battles, and death — on a live map.
Scroll-driven visualization of casualties — each dot a thousand lives.
Weapons, war machines, and the military innovations that defined how this conflict was fought.
Cause-and-effect chains tracing the war's long shadow on history.
War crimes, massacres, and the darkest chapters of this conflict — documented for history.