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Title: The Braganzas
Condition: New
EAN: 9781789141252
ISBN: 9781789141252
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Format: Hardback
Release Date: 14/10/2019
Item Height: 234mm
Item Length: 156mm
Language: English
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640–1910
Description: For 270 years, the House of Braganza provided the kings and queens of Portugal. During a period of momentous change, from 1640 to 1910, this influential family helped to establish Portuguese independence from their powerful Spanish neighbours. They ruled the vast empire of Brazil from 1822 to 1889, successfully creating a unified nation and preventing the country from splitting into small warring states, and they saved the monarchy and government from total destruction by the marauding armies of Napoleon. In his fascinating reappraisal of the Braganza dynasty, Malyn Newitt traces the rise and fall of one of the world’s most important royal families. He introduces us to a colourful cast of innovators, revolutionaries, villains, heroes and charlatans, from the absolutist Dom Miguel to the `Soldier King’ Dom Pedro I, and recounts in vivid detail the major social, economic and political events that defined their rule. Featuring an extensive selection of artworks and photographs, Newitt offers a timely look at Britain’s `oldest ally’ and the role of monarchy in the early modern European world.
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Author: Malyn Newitt
Book Series: Dynasties
Genre: Biography
Topic: History
Release Year: 2019

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