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The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (or Aliança Luso-Inglesa, "Luso-English Alliance") is the oldest [1] alliance that is still in force by political bilateral agreement. [2] It was established by the Treaty of Windsor in 1386, between the Kingdom of England (since succeeded by the United Kingdom) and the Kingdom of Portugal (now the Portuguese Republic), though the countries were previously allied ...
Marriage of King John I of Portugal to Philippa of Lancaster, 14th February 1387 650 years ago today (16/06/2023), King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand and Queen Eleanor of Portugal agreed the Anglo-Portuguese Treaty, establishing a formal alliance that has since become the longest continuous peace treaty between two nations in history.
Feb 17, 2011 · On 3 August 1492, at the age of 41, Columbus set sail from Palos, on the Portuguese coast, for the Canary Islands, with a crew of 96, aiming to reach Asia by this route. Thirty-five days westwards ...
Aug 28, 2017 · Travel back in time to 1662, when Catherine of Braganza (daughter of Portugal’s King John IV) won the hand of England’s newly restored monarch, King Charles II, with the help of a very large ...
Jul 18, 2018 · This was, of course, after they had made it their own – by the late 13th century, the St George’s Cross was becoming more prominent in public life and in 1606 it was combined with the St Andrew’s Cross to make the Union Jack. According to Marco Bucci, the Mayor of Genoa, England stopped paying for use of the flag in 1771, when the ...
Jul 28, 2021 · During the Age of Exploration, Portugal explored the North Atlantic islands, the coast of West Africa, the east and west coasts of southern Africa, the west coast of India, Malaysia, Indonesia, and the southern coast of China. Major Portuguese colonies included Madeira, Cochin, Goa, Malacca, Brazil, Mozambique, and Angola.
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For 60 years, from 1580 to 1640, the history of Porto and all of Portugal was united with that of Spain to form the largest empire ever known. Porto and most other major cities in Portugal opposed this union and in 1640, Porto backed the riot in Lisbon that would finally break the joining of the Peninsula. Nevertheless, Porto benefitted from ...
