...Portugal as an alliance “without parallel in world history”.[1] It is 630 years since a treaty of alliance between King Richard II of England and King John I of Portugal...
...supremacy and her expanding Empire and the associated trade. Napoleon aimed to stop Britain trading, especially with Portugal and her colonies. He made Portugal's King Dom Joao VI an ultimatum:...
...thought that their signals might also be collected. If the Germans then became aware of this and changed their codes, the intelligence advantage would be lost. Only when the Admiralty...
...Embassy Counsellor. Holman had arrived earlier in the month with the combination codes to the safes and 50,000 francs in cash. He took possession of the building from the Swiss...
...Colonels’ regime in Greece; the fall of the Caetano regime in Portugal and the end of Portuguese colonial rule in Mozambique; the failure of Kissinger’s ‘Year of Europe’ and a...
...and promoting the Act of Union with Ireland. His lack of enthusiasm for Catholic emancipation and belief in stable government saw him remain in government under Addington and then in...
...North Korea face Portugal in the quarter final. Thanks to the brilliance of Eusebio, however, the game was to be their last at the tournament. The 52,000 fans who...
...following Napoleon’s control of Spain and the attempt to stop Portugal trading with Britain. This led the Portuguese Court to exile themselves to Brazil; an act that would ultimately lead...