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Tearing up the Treaty of Utrecht would really put the cat amongst the pigeons.

This thought reminds me of Gideon Rachman's book, Age of the Strongman, which gives a brief overview of the leaders mentioned, minus the nutter with a chainsaw. It's quite light but worth a read.

Another thing to consider is Britain acquired Gib following the Spanish War of Succession, which just so happens to be when Spain took control of Catalonia.