Prince Henry 'the Navigator' : A Life,9780300091304

Prince Henry 'the Navigator' : A Life

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ISBN13: 9780300091304
ISBN10: 0300091303
Format: Trade Paper
Pub. Date: 2001-09-10
Publisher(s): Yale University Press
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Summary

This enthralling bio of the legendary 15th century Portuguese prince examines the full range of his activities as an imperialist and as a maritime, cartographical, and navigational pioneer. Russell shows his innovations set in motion changes that altered the history of Europe and regions far beyond. Illustrations.

Author Biography

Sir Peter Russell was until his retirement King Alfonso XIII Professor of Spanish Studies and for many years also director of Portuguese Studies at the University of Oxford

Table of Contents

List of Illustrations
vi
Glossary viii
Map of the Henrican Discoveries
xi
Genealogical Table xii
Acknowledgements xiv
Introduction 1(12)
Matters of Nativity
13(16)
The Force of Destiny: Ceuta
29(30)
The Crusader as Administrator: King's Lieutenant for Ceuta and Governor of the Order of Christ
59(22)
Lord of the Isles
81(28)
Beyond the Cape of No Return
109(26)
A Just War? Henry's Ambitions in the Sultanate of Morocco
135(32)
Debacle at Tangier
167(28)
Discovery Resumed: The Portuguese Sahara
195(30)
The Caravels of Christ
225(14)
Prince Henry and the Atlantic Slave Trade
239(25)
A Henrican Obsession: The Canary Islands
264(27)
Cadamosto: A New World Observed
291(25)
Once More Unto the Breach: Alcacer-Ceguer
316(11)
From Senegambia to the Lion Mountain: The Henrican Discoveries Concluded
327(18)
The Necessary End
345(20)
Appendix: Translation of a Private Letter from Prince Henry to his Father (1428) 365(5)
Abbreviations 370(2)
Bibliographical Note 372(1)
Notes 373(38)
Select Bibliography 411(25)
Index 436

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