The Portuguese Empire
A Captivating Guide to the History of Portugal as a Colonial Power and Its Colonies in Asia, North and South America, and Oceania
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Have you ever wondered what country had the first truly global empire? Then pay attention...
Folks used to say that the “Sun never sets on the British Empire” as a means of declaring Britain’s greatness. But it was the Portuguese who forged the first truly global empire. The major dominions of the Portuguese wrapped around the globe in a straight line, from Brazil to Angola, from Mozambique to India, and all the way to Macau. With its dominion under multiple time zones, the Sun, in fact, never did set on the Portuguese Empire.
Here in this audiobook, we follow the evolution of Portugal from a small, relatively obscure country in Europe to a global empire of great wealth and power. You will learn of Portugal’s early days of conquest and its struggle against the Islamic forces of North Africa. This audiobook then documents the steady navigation of Portuguese mariners around the African continent.
The feats of Portuguese explorers, such as Bartolomeu Dias and Vasco da Gama, are covered in great depth. Also addressed is Portugal’s governance of its empire. The Portuguese attempted to solidify their gains through colonial governors, such as Francisco de Almeida and Afonso de Albuquerque. The lives and struggles of these men will be followed in great detail. Pay attention if you would like to learn more!
Here in this audiobook, you will learn:
- The centuries-long Reconquista waged between the Christians and Muslims
- The various wars of conquest
- How the Portuguese navigated around Africa
- Portuguese relations with India
- The establishment of colonies all over the world
- And much more!
Buy this audiobook to learn more about The Portuguese Empire!
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Conquerors tells the almost forgotten story of how Portugal's navigators cracked the code of the Atlantic winds, launched the expedition of Vasco da Gama to India, and beat the Spanish to the spice kingdoms of the East - then set about creating the first long-range maritime empire.
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5 out of 5 stars
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Beautifully balanced
- De Nigel Roberts en 05-08-16
De: Roger Crowley
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The Grand Strategy of Classical Sparta
- The Persian Challenge
- De: Paul A. Rahe
- Narrado por: Bronson Pinchot
- Duración: 14 h y 27 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 217
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More than 2,500 years ago, a confederation of small Greek city-states defeated the invading armies of Persia, the most powerful empire in the world. In this meticulously researched study, historian Paul Rahe argues that Sparta was responsible for the initial establishment of the Hellenic defensive coalition and was, in fact, the most essential player in its ultimate victory.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Excellent Investigation Undermined by Bad Editing
- De Richard en 02-12-16
De: Paul A. Rahe
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Vikings: A Concise History of the Vikings
- De: Hourly History
- Narrado por: Stephen Paul Aulridge Jr.
- Duración: 52 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 42
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The saga of the Vikings rises and falls on the banks of history, ebbing and flowing with popular opinion and whimsical anecdotes. The Vikings are routinely typecast and labeled anywhere from bloodthirsty tyrants to valiant heroes. They have been condemned as pirates and praised as explorers. We have all heard the stories of the fierce warriors with long ships and horned helmets storming onto the shores of medieval Europe - but who were these men really?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Short and Concise
- De P. C. en 04-02-21
De: Hourly History
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The Pirate Queen
- De: Susan Ronald
- Narrado por: Josephine Bailey
- Duración: 13 h y 41 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 74
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 39
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Dubbed the "pirate queen" by the Vatican and Spain's Philip II, Elizabeth I was feared and admired by her enemies. Extravagant, whimsical, and hot-tempered, Elizabeth was the epitome of power. Her visionary accomplishments were made possible by her daring merchants, gifted rapscallion adventurers, astronomer philosophers, and her stalwart Privy Council, including Sir William Cecil, Sir Francis Walsingham, and Sir Nicholas Bacon.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Too lilttle about Elizabeth!
- De Eunice en 12-20-07
De: Susan Ronald
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City of Fortune
- How Venice Rule the Seas
- De: Roger Crowley
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 14 h y 9 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 497
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The rise and fall of the Venetian empire stands unrivaled for drama, intrigue, and sheer opulent majesty. In City of Fortune, Roger Crowley, acclaimed historian and New York Times bestselling author of Empires of the Sea, applies his narrative skill to chronicling the astounding five-hundred-year voyage of Venice to the pinnacle of power.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A Wonderful Listen
- De Scot en 06-12-14
De: Roger Crowley
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Venice
- A New History
- De: Professor Thomas F. Madden
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 16 h y 12 m
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An extraordinary chronicle of Venice, its people, and its grandeur Thomas Madden’s majestic, sprawling history of Venice is the first full portrait of the city in English in almost thirty years. Using long-buried archival material and a wealth of newly translated documents, Madden weaves a spellbinding story of a place and its people, tracing an arc from the city’s humble origins as a lagoon refuge to its apex as a vast maritime empire and Renaissance epicenter to its rebirth as a modern tourist hub.
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3 out of 5 stars
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Omits slave trade
- De Rocky Stonebreaker en 08-21-16
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In Distant Lands
- A Short History of the Crusades
- De: Lars Brownworth
- Narrado por: Joe Barrett
- Duración: 8 h
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 102
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In the late fall of 1095, Pope Urban II gave a speech in Clermont, France, and set all of Europe into motion. As many as 150,000 people eventually responded to the call, leaving everything they knew behind to undertake what appeared to be a fool's mission: marching several thousand miles into enemy territory to reconquer Jerusalem for Christendom.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Pretty Good
- De Chris Russell en 05-15-19
De: Lars Brownworth
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The Race for Paradise
- An Islamic History of the Crusades
- De: Paul M. Cobb
- Narrado por: Paul M. Cobb
- Duración: 12 h y 30 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 75
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 68
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 67
In The Race for Paradise, Paul M. Cobb offers a new history of the confrontations between Muslims and Franks we now call the "Crusades", one that emphasizes the diversity of Muslim experiences of the European holy war. There is more to the story than Jerusalem, the Templars, Saladin, and the Assassins. Cobb considers the Arab perspective on all shores of the Muslim Mediterranean, from Spain to Syria.
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5 out of 5 stars
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A heady piece of history and a romp.
- De Meeno en 05-28-15
De: Paul M. Cobb
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Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom
- China, the West, and the Epic Story of the Taiping Civil War
- De: Stephen R. Platt
- Narrado por: Angela Lin
- Duración: 17 h y 33 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 224
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 190
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 191
Stephen R. Platt is widely respected for his incisive nonfiction, particularly in regard to his knowledge and understanding of China. With Autumn in the Heavenly Kingdom, Platt details the absorbing narrative of the Taiping Rebellion, which resulted in the loss of 20 million lives. Occurring in the 1850s, this is the story of a cultural movement characterized by intriguing personages such as influential military strategist Zeng Guofan and brilliant Taiping leader Hong Rengan.
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3 out of 5 stars
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InTOLerable Reader
- De Adam en 07-07-12
De: Stephen R. Platt
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The Great Sea
- A Human History of the Mediterranean
- De: David Abulafia
- Narrado por: Jason Culp
- Duración: 29 h y 25 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 253
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 199
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Ranging from prehistory to the 21st century, The Great Sea is above all the history of human interaction across a region that has brought together many of the great civilizations of antiquity as well as the rival empires of medieval and modern times.
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4 out of 5 stars
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American Narration at it's Most Disapointing
- De Anonymous User en 03-26-18
De: David Abulafia
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A Brief History of the Samurai
- Brief Histories
- De: Jonathan Clements
- Narrado por: Jonathan Keeble
- Duración: 12 h y 1 m
- Versión completa
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From a leading expert in Japanese history, this is one of the first full histories of the art and culture of the Samurai warrior. The Samurai emerged as a warrior caste in Medieval Japan and would have a powerful influence on the history and culture of the country from the next 500 years. Clements also looks at the Samurai wars that tore Japan apart in the 17th and 18th centuries and how the caste was finally demolished in the advent of the mechanized world.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An Excellent History of the Samurai
- De Michael en 08-08-14
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The Fall of Constantinople
- A Captivating Guide to the Conquest of Constantinople by the Ottoman Turks That Marked the End of the Byzantine Empire
- De: Captivating History
- Narrado por: Duke Holm
- Duración: 1 h y 43 m
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Explore a major turning point in the history of Europe and the Middle East. The fall of Constantinople was an event that had great repercussions across both East and West. Why did it happen? How did it happen? And what was the aftermath?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Awesome history!
- De Ranger Rick MN en 11-16-23
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The Ocean of Churn
- De: Sanjeev Sanyal
- Narrado por: Abhishek Sharma
- Duración: 9 h y 22 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 55
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In this ambitious audiobook, best-selling author Sanjeev Sanyal chronicles the grand sweep of history from East Africa to Australia, conjuring the great cities of Angkor and Vijayanagar, medieval Arab empires, and Chinese "treasure fleets" in rich, vivid detail. He explores remote archaeological sites, maritime trading networks, and half-forgotten oral tales to challenge established historical narratives with fresh evidence. Shining new light on medieval geopolitics and long-lost cities, The Ocean of Churn is a mesmerizing journey into the heart of a vibrant civilization.
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5 out of 5 stars
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An unputdownable treatise on the history of Indian Ocean
- De Akash Mitra en 06-20-20
De: Sanjeev Sanyal
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The Ottoman Age of Exploration
- De: Giancarlo Casale
- Narrado por: James Adams
- Duración: 11 h y 6 m
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General4 out of 5 stars 88
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Narración:4 out of 5 stars 65
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In 1517, the Ottoman Sultan Selim "the Grim" conquered Egypt and brought his empire for the first time in history into direct contact with the trading world of the Indian Ocean. During the decades that followed, the Ottomans became progressively more engaged in the affairs of this vast and previously unfamiliar region, eventually to the point of launching a systematic ideological, military and commercial challenge to the Portuguese Empire, their main rival for control of the lucrative trade routes of maritime Asia.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Fascinating History-- keep a map handy
- De Colin en 04-27-12
De: Giancarlo Casale
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The Templars
- The Rise and Spectacular Fall of God's Holy Warriors
- De: Dan Jones
- Narrado por: Dan Jones
- Duración: 15 h y 35 m
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 2,897
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 2,519
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Historia4.5 out of 5 stars 2,502
In 1307, as they struggled to secure their last strongholds in the Kingdom of Jerusalem, the Templars fell afoul of the vindictive and impulsive king of France. On Friday, October 13, hundreds of brothers were arrested en masse, imprisoned, tortured, and disbanded amid accusations of lurid sexual misconduct and heresy. They were tried by the Vatican in secret proceedings. But were they heretics or victims of a ruthlessly repressive state?
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5 out of 5 stars
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Unexpected
- De Protogere en 10-30-17
De: Dan Jones
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Lords of the Sea
- The Epic Story of the Athenian Navy and the Birth of Democracy
- De: John R. Hale
- Narrado por: David Drummond
- Duración: 13 h y 9 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 190
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Narración:4.5 out of 5 stars 128
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The navy created by the people of Athens in ancient Greece was one of the finest fighting forces in the history of the world and the model for all other national navies to come. The Athenian navy built a civilization, empowered the world's first democracy, and led a band of ordinary citizens on a voyage of discovery that altered the course of history.
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4 out of 5 stars
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Sound narrative history
- De Matthew en 06-16-09
De: John R. Hale
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Istanbul
- City of Majesty at the Crossroads of the World
- De: Thomas F. Madden
- Narrado por: Edoardo Ballerini
- Duración: 14 h y 26 m
- Versión completa
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General4.5 out of 5 stars 293
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For more than two millennia, Istanbul has stood at the crossroads of the world, perched at the very tip of Europe, gazing across the shores of Asia. The history of this city - known as Byzantium, then Constantinople, now Istanbul - is at once glorious, outsized, and astounding. Founded by the Greeks, its location blessed it as a center for trade but also made it a target of every empire in history, from Alexander the Great and his Macedonian Empire, to the Romans and later the Ottomans.
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1 out of 5 stars
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A History Without People
- De SeanO en 04-02-19
De: Thomas F. Madden
Lo que los oyentes dicen sobre The Portuguese Empire
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Total5 out of 5 stars
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- Michael S. Miller
- 04-21-24
A Good Overview
Fairly high-level review of Portuguese history. Will serve as a good introduction for someone unfamiliar with Portuguese colonial history.
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- kristy a. palmer
- 07-07-22
just could not get into it
this took me a few days to get through, as it just wouldn't hold my interest. narrator was ok, but still not enough this time around
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