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In "Empires of the Sea "and" City of Fortune, New York Times" bestselling author Roger Crowley established himself as our generation s preeminent historian of the great European seafaring empires, and the go-to author for post-Crusade clashes of East and West. Now, in "Conquerors, " Crowley gives us the epic story of the emergence of Portugal, a small, poor nation that enjoyed a century of maritime supremacy thanks to the daring and navigational skill of its explorers a tactical advantage no other country could match. Portugal s discovery of a sea route to India, campaign of imperial conquest over Muslim rulers, and domination of the spice trade would forever disrupt the Mediterranean and build the first global economy. Crowley relies on letters and eyewitness testimony to tell the story of tiny Portugal s rapid and breathtaking rise to power. "Conquerors" reveals the Imperio Portugues in all of its splendor and ferocity, bringing to life the personalities of the enterprising and fanatical house of Aviz. Figures such as King Manuel the Fortunate, Joao II the Perfect Prince, marauding governor Afonso de Albuquerque, and explorer Vasco da Gama juggled their private ambitions and the public aims of the empire, often suffering astonishing losses in pursuit of a global fortune. Also central to the story of Portugal s ascent was its drive to eradicate Islamic culture and establish a Christian empire in the Indian Ocean. Portuguese explorers pushed deep into the African continent in search of the mythical Christian king Prester John, and they ruthlessly besieged Indian port cities in their attempts to monopolize trade. The discovery of a route to India around the horn of Africa was not only a brilliant breakthrough in navigation but heralded a complete upset of the world order. For the next century, no European empire was more ambitious, no rulers more rapacious than the kings of Portugal. In the process they created the first long-range maritime empire and set in motion the forces of globalization that now shape our world. At Crowley s hand, the complete story of the Portuguese empire and the human cost of its ambition can finally be told. Praise for "Conquerors" Excellent . . . Crowley s interpretations are nuanced and fair

El objetivo de este libro es ofrecer al lector medio español y al americano de habla española, un instrumento para acercarse al pasado histórico de Portugal, aportándole una visión de las líneas generales del proceso que como pueblo han recorrido los portugueses.

L'Inquisition, un tribunal parmi d'autres, le Saint-Office, enfin replacé dans l'ensemble des institutions judiciaires ; une remise en contexte qui révèle sa véritable originalité et détruit bien des

En los cincuenta años que preceden a la Revolución francesa, Europa se ve desgarrada por conflictos de todo tipo. Las tensiones sociales y económicas aumentan bajó la presión, de una población creciente para la cual el suministro de alimentos resulta permanentemente insuficiente. Las rivalidades imperialistas en America y Asia, y las politicas expansionistas de Prusia y Rusia vienen a añadir nuevas dimensiones a las guerras europeas. Pero, por encima de todo, la nueva dinamica de esta epoca va a ser la surgida del desafio al tradicional monopolio del poder politico ejercido por los monarcas y las elites privilegiadas. Desde la perspectiva del autor, sin embargo, el privilegio no es una mera prerrogativa de los ricos y los poderosos, sino que impregna el tejido social a todos sus niveles. Al atacar los privilegios, la Ilustracion va a golpear las mismas raices del orden social aceptado, crecientemente inestable ya a causa de su onerosa superestructura de burocracias y ejercitos permanentes.

Ever since the Ratcliffe Highway Murders caused a nation-wide panic in Regency England, the British have taken an almost ghoulish pleasure in 'a good murder'. This fascination helped create a whole new world of entertainment, inspiring novels, plays and films, puppet shows, paintings and true-crime journalism - as well as an army of fictional detectives who still enthrall us today. A Very British Murder is Lucy Worsley's captivating account of this curious national obsession. It is a tale of dark deeds and guilty pleasures, a riveting investigation into the British soul by one of our finest historians.

« Bonjour à tous, bonjour chers assistés, bonjour les patrons qui prennent des risques et bonjour les rentiers, les planqués, les gens de l’arrière, les salariés, ceux qui ignorent la compétition ! E

Un lieu commun, et pourtant si peu de livres permettent de dècouvrir le Labourd, la Basse-Navarre et la Soule par cette porte d'entrée historique, hors des sentiers battus des guides touristiques cla

A través del estudio de los escudos de los distintos prelados de este Armorial, se analiza la Historia de Barcelona, en su vertiente política, sociológica, religiosa, económica, artística y nobiliari

Cuando pensamos en el pasado de Europa, pensamos en la historia de países que existen hoy -Francia, Inglaterra, España, Alemania, Rusia, etcetera. Y los historiadores se suelen centrar en la historia de paises que todavia perviven. Pero la historia de Europa esta plagada de reinos, ducados, imperios y republicas ya desaparecidos que tuvieron un papel predominante en su tiempo: el Reino de Aragon, que llego a dominar el Mediterraneo occidental; el Gran Ducado de Lituania, durante decadas el pais mas grande de Europa; los sucesivos reinos y ducados de Borgoña, cuya brillante historia tiende a olvidarse; el reino imperial de Arles, el Sacro Imperio Romano Germanico, el Imperio Bizantino. O los mas cercanos a nosotros, pero que igualmente se desvanecieron, como los Reinos de Prusia, de Cerdeña o de Galitzia, hasta llegar a Yugoslavia o la Union Sovietica. Este libro estimulante y sorprendente, lleno de historias inesperadas, observaciones y conexiones deslumbrantes, nos ofrece una perspectiva original de la historia de Europa. Y nos recuerda que la nave del Estado -segun la memorable metafora de Platon- 'no navega para siempre. Las naves a veces capean las tormentas, a veces se van a pique. En algunas ocasiones logran llegar al puerto para ser reparadas; en otras, dañadas sin rem

Ce livre n'a pas été écrit "pour' ou "contre' l'Europe. Il teste une hypothèse sur le lien entre diversité des structures familiales et diversité des trajectoires historiques. Mais j'espère qu'il per

The Irish College at Santiago de Compostela, 1605-1769 covers the history of this important college with its associations with the early Irish exiles who came into Galicia, the north-west Celtic regions of Spain. It follows the lives of hundreds of Irish clerical students who were forced to leave Ireland because of the Penal Laws against Catholics at the end of the 16th century and the beginning of the 17th. These seminarians were trained as priests in the six colleges set up between 1590 and 1649 - five in Spain (Salamanca, Santiago de Compostela, Seville, Madrid and Alcal de Henares) and one in Portugal, in Lisbon. Based on material from several archives but primarily from the Salamanca Archive manuscript source in the Russell Library, NUI, Maynooth, this unique source includes the records of many of the colleges repatriated to Ireland in the 1950s and gives a vivid portrait of life in the Compostela college where the students studied philosophy before going on to the Irish college at Salamanca to follow their course in theology and be duly ordained before travelling back to Ireland to conduct their underground ministry.

En esta obra se hace referencia la historia del bandolerismo y de la camorra en la Italia Meridional. Se refiere al estado de las Dos Sicilias, que se compone por el Reino de Nápoles, la isla de Sicilia, la de Lipari y otras mas. La obra incluye las biografias de los guerrilleros catalanes Borges y Tristany.

From the Roman conquest of 43 CE to the Norman conquest of 1066, and from the Elizabethan age to the Iraq and Afghan wars of the 21st century, DK's "History of Britain and Ireland" traces the key events that have shaped Great Britain and Ireland from earliest times to the present day.

Em que cenário é que Portugal transitou da Monarquia para a República? Qual a intervenção e a atitude da população face ao novo regime? Quais as aspirações dos republicanos ao assumirem o poder? Que