The Story of the Nations: Portugal

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The Story of the Nations: Portugal

by H. Morse (Henry Morse) Stephens

EN·~11 hours·25 chapters

Chapters

25 total
1

Every attempt has been made to replicate the original as printed.

1:35
2

PORTUGAL

0:28
3

PREFACE.

9:33
4

Genealogical Tables—

0:12
5

LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.

1:45
6

THE KINGS OF PORTUGAL

1:11
7

THE STORY OF PORTUGAL. - I. EARLY HISTORY.

26:46
8

II. THE COUNTY OF PORTUGAL.

19:56
9

III. PORTUGAL BECOMES A KINGDOM. THE REIGN OF AFFONSO HENRIQUES.

37:48
10

IV. PORTUGAL ATTAINS ITS EUROPEAN LIMITS.

33:55

Description

This volume offers a lively, episode‑by‑episode portrait of Portugal, weaving together politics, adventure, and culture in a readable narrative. The author abandons the dry chronicle in favor of striking moments that shaped the nation, drawing on the most recent Portuguese scholarship to separate fact from legend. Readers hear the clatter of medieval courts, the urgency of maritime voyages, and the debates that forged a distinct national identity.

Starting with the early dynastic struggles and the rise of Prince Henry the Navigator, the story moves through the age of discovery, when Portuguese ships first rounded the Cape of Good Hope. Along the way it introduces charismatic leaders, daring explorers, and the artistic flowering that accompanied Portugal’s expansion. The narrative remains accessible, inviting listeners to imagine the sights and sounds of a kingdom that left an indelible mark on world history.

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Language

en

Duration

~11 hours (649K characters)

Publisher of text edition

Project Gutenberg

Credits

Produced by Chris Curnow, Chuck Greif and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Release date

2014-05-04

Rights

Public domain in the USA.

About the author

H. Morse (Henry Morse) Stephens

H. Morse (Henry Morse) Stephens

1857–1919

A lively historian with a gift for big stories, he taught at Berkeley and helped preserve key records of California life, from the Bancroft Library to archives on the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and World War I.

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