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In 1807, the Portuguese prince regent Dom Joao made an extraordinary decision. Although horrified by the idea of sea travel, Napoleon's troops were closing in on Lisbon so he opted to transplant his entire court and government to Portugal's largest colony, Brazil. 10,000 aristocrats,... read more
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People edit
- João VI: Regent Prince later King of Portugal
- Percy Clinton Sydney Smythe: VI Viscount Strangford, British Envoy in Lisbon
- George III: King of England
- George Canning: British foreign secretary
- Antonio de Araújo: Portuguese foreign secretary
- Carlota Joaquina: João VI wife, daughter of Carlos IV, King of Spain
- Admirai Sir Sidney Smith: Captain of Hibernia and the British Fleet that set sail for Portugal in 1807
- General Andoche Junot: Commander of the French force to invade the Iberian península
Setting & Locations edit
First Sentence edit
On 23 September 1807 a coach wound up through Lisbon's loosely cobbled streets.
Table of Contents edit
Prefácio
1. Êxodo
2. A Viagem
3. A Corte de Lisboa
4. "Imperador do Ocidente"
5. Um Mundo Novo
6. Anos de Guerra
7. A Invasão Britânica
Ilustrações
8. O Arquivista
9. As Vicissitudes do Exílio
10. Uma Roma Subtropical
11. O Ponto de Viragem
12. Dona Leopoldina
13. Sinais de Perigo
14. O Regresso
15. O Rescaldo
Epílogo
Notas
Bibliografía
Agradecimentos
Authors & Contributors edit
- Patrick Wilcken (Author)
First Edition edit
Original Language: English
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0747556725
Page Count: 300
Publisher: Bloomsbury
Country: UK
Publication Date: 2004
ISBN: 0747556725
Page Count: 300
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 940
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