History Of Portugal
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A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire Volume 1 Portugal
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Author : A. R. Disney
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-13
A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire Volume 1 Portugal written by A. R. Disney and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-13 with History categories.
The Kingdom of Portugal was created as a by-product of the Christian Reconquest of Hispania. With no geographical raison d'être and no obvious political roots in its Roman, Germanic, or Islamic pasts, it for long remained a small, struggling realm on Europe's outer fringe. Then, in the early fifteenth century, this unlikely springboard for Western expansion suddenly began to accumulate an empire of its own, eventually extending more than halfway around the globe. A History of Portugal and the Portuguese Empire, drawing particularly on historical scholarship postdating the 1974 Portuguese Revolution, offers readers a comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of how all this happened - the first such account to appear in English for more than a generation. Volume I concerns the history of Portugal itself from pre-Roman times to the climactic French invasion of 1807, and Volume II traces the history of the Portuguese overseas empire.
A Concise History Of Portugal
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Author : David Birmingham
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-04-12
A Concise History Of Portugal written by David Birmingham and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-04-12 with History categories.
A third edition of this reliable and accessible single-volume history of Portugal, bringing the story up to date by addressing recent changes to Portugal and Europe.
The History Of Portugal The History Of Portugal From The Reign Of D Diniz To The Reign Of D Alfonso V
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Author : Edward McMurdo
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1889
The History Of Portugal The History Of Portugal From The Reign Of D Diniz To The Reign Of D Alfonso V written by Edward McMurdo and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1889 with Portugal categories.
A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire
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Author : Anthony R. Disney
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-13
A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire written by Anthony R. Disney and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-13 with History categories.
A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its wide-flung maritime empire.
A New History Of Portugal
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Author : H. V. Livermore
language : en
Publisher: CUP Archive
Release Date : 1966-01-02
A New History Of Portugal written by H. V. Livermore and has been published by CUP Archive this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966-01-02 with History categories.
A Short History Of Portugal
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Author : H. Morse Stephens
language : en
Publisher: Serapis Classics
Release Date : 2017-09-25
A Short History Of Portugal written by H. Morse Stephens and has been published by Serapis Classics this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-09-25 with Literary Collections categories.
THE Story of Portugal possesses a peculiar interest from the fact that it is to its history alone that the country owes its existence as a separate nation Geographically, the little kingdom is an integral portion of the Iberian peninsula, with no natural boundaries to distinguish it from that larger portion of the peninsula called Spain; its inhabitants spring from the same stock as the Spaniards, and their language differs but slightly from the Spanish. Its early history is merged in that of the rest of the peninsula, and but for two great men, Affonso Henriques, the first king of Portugal, and John I., the founder of the house of Aviz, Portugal would not at the present day rank among the independent nations of Europe. The first of these monarchs created his dominions into a kingdom like Leon, Castile, and Aragon, and the latter encouraged the maritime explorations which gave the little country an individuality and national existence, of which it was justly proud. When Philip II. annexed Portugal in 1580, it was at least a century too late for the Portuguese to coalesce with the Spaniards. They had then produced Vasco da Gama and Alboquerque and other great captains and explorers, who had shown Europe the way to India by sea; and their tongue had been developed by the genius of Camoens and Sá de Miranda, from a Romance dialect, similar to those used in Gallicia, Castile, or Aragon, into a great literary language. Conscious of its national history, Portugal broke away again from Spain in 1640, and under the protection of England maintained its separate existence during the eighteenth century...
Portugal
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Author : H. V. Livermore
language : en
Publisher: Boydell Press
Release Date : 2004
Portugal written by H. V. Livermore and has been published by Boydell Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Architecture categories.
An historical guide to Portugal which both describes and accounts for what the visitor might see and experience in this often-spellbinding country. Portugal, the 'ancient ally', is a country easily accessible, with an enviable climate, welcoming inhabitants and famous beaches. English and Spanish apart, Portuguese is more widely spoken than any other European tongue. This historical guide draws on personal experiences ranging from a residence of three years to regular visits since 1936. It combines introductory chapters on eight centuries of nationhood, and sections on the Roman and Islamic past, architecture, painting, music and birds, with visits to the great cities of Lisbon and Oporto, and to the country's varied regions. The author's aim is not merely to describe; rather to account for the emergence of what the visitor may expect to see. He avoids jargon, preferring clarity and moderation - although permitting himself an occasional expression of saudade (the nostalgia for Portugal which haunts all who have loved this land). Harold Livermorestudied in Portugal in 1937 and taught there, in Cambridge and in Canada. He was educational director of the Luso-Brazilian Council in London and is a member of the Lisbon Academy of Sciences and of the Portuguese Academy of History. His first 'History of Portugal' was awarded the CamSes Prize and was followed by a 'New History' and a 'Shorter History'. He has also published a history of Spain and an account of the medieval origins of both countries. A selection of his articles, 'Essays on History and Literature', appeared in 2000.
A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire
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Author : Anthony R. Disney
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2009-04-13
A History Of Portugal And The Portuguese Empire written by Anthony R. Disney and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-04-13 with History categories.
A comprehensive overview and reinterpretation of Portugal's formation and history up to 1807 and of its acquisition of a wide-flung maritime empire from the early fifteenth century.
A History Of Portugal
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Author : H. V. Livermore
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1947
A History Of Portugal written by H. V. Livermore and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1947 with Portugal categories.
A Brief History Of Italy
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Author : Jeremy Black
language : en
Publisher: Hachette UK
Release Date : 2018-07-05
A Brief History Of Italy written by Jeremy Black and has been published by Hachette UK this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with History categories.
'Jeremy Black skilfully sketches social, cultural and political trends' - Christina Hardyment, Times audiobook of the week 'A remarkable mixture of cold history, wide culture and personal experience' Ciro Paoletti, Secretary General of the Italian Commission of Military History Despite the Roman Empire's famous 500-year reign over Europe, parts of Africa and the Middle East, Italy does not have the same long national history as states such as France or England. Divided for much of its history, Italy's regions have been, at various times, parts of bigger, often antagonistic empires, notably those of Spain and Austria. In addition, its challenging and varied terrain made consolidation of political control all the more difficult. This concise history covers, in very readable fashion, the formative events in Italy's past from the rise of Rome, through a unified country in thrall to fascism in the first half of the twentieth century right up to today. The birthplace of the Renaissance and the place where the Baroque was born, Italy has always been a hotbed of culture. Within modern Italy country there is fierce regional pride in the cultures and identities that mark out Tuscany, Rome, Sicily and Venice to name just a few of Italy's many famous regions. Jeremy Black draws on the diaries, memoirs and letters of historic travellers to Italy to gain insight into the passions of its people, first chronologically then regionally. In telling Italy's story, Black examines what it is that has given Italians such cultural clout - from food and drink, music and fashion, to art and architecture - and explores the causes and effects of political events, and the divisions that still exist today.