Culture

Prince Juan Carlos became king, not by choice of the people, but by the decision of the man that ruled Spain for 36 years before the monarchy was restored.  Monarchies …

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A interpretação de datas históricas varia de acordo com a perspectiva política dos acontecimentos No final do mês passado celebraram-se em Portugal 200 anos de liberalismo, que esqueceram a memória …

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8 May 1945 marks the end of the Second World War in Europe, but the conflict would continue in Asia and the Pacific region until the end of the year …

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A Rainha Isabel II falou no passado domingo aos súbditos britânicos para dirigir uma mensagem de esperança e confiança no futuro perante o flagelo, corona vírus, que atingiu o seu …

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Fernão Mendes Pinto Pilgrimage You have probably missed Martin  Scorcese’s movie  ’Silence “, released in 2016,  which flew under the radar from the view of the filmgoers for the basic …

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Time magazine called it “the biggest jigsaw puzzle in history.” That is the fascinating story of a Monastery from northern Spain purchased by an American media magnate and shipped to …

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1085 The French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte, during the war against England and its allies ,invaded most of Europe, including Holland, which made Dutch overseas colonies vulnerable to French domination. This …

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It was shortly after the Second World War. The mild climate and the hospitality of the people made Madeira a promising tourist destination but maritime and shipping connections with the …

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A justificação para algumas viragens no curso da história são objeto de versões que se tornam mais populares quando associadas a incidentes de natureza mais dramática. Uma questão que frequentemente …

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History in most cases cannot  be rewritten, even when  the chronicles of day register the  incorrect facts One historical misconception is that  Bartolmeu Dias or even Vasco da Gama discovered …

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