The Braganzas :The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640–1910 - Dynasties

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The Braganzas

The Braganzas :The Rise and Fall of the Ruling Dynasties of Portugal and Brazil, 1640–1910 - Dynasties

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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 Portugal’s independence from Spain and saved the country and its monarchy from total destruction by the marauding armies of Napoleon. The Braganzas also 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. In his fascinating reappraisal of the Braganza dynasty, Malyn Newitt traces the rise and fall of one of Europe’s most important royal families. He introduces us to a colourful cast of innovators, revolutionaries, villains, heroes and charlatans, including the absolutist Dom Miguel and his brother Dom Pedro, the first emperor of Brazil, 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.
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Type Book
ISBN13 9781789141252
ISBN10 1789141257
Number Of Pages 352
Item Weight 1000 g
Publisher / Reseller Reaktion Books
Format hardback
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Newitt manages, through a mixture of breezy writing, jaunty quotations and bountiful illustrations, to produce from lacklustre soil a fruitful harvest. * Literary Review *
This excellent work is important not only for its specific subject, the Braganzas, but also because of its contribution to the history of where they ruled – Portugal and Brazil, as well as a contribution to dynastic history . . . The book is ably written with many pertinent quotations. The colour illustrations further lift the text, and the typeface is attractive. Thoroughly recommended. * Journal of European Studies *
Malyn Newitt is best known as a historian of the Portuguese colonial empire, especially in Africa. He writes very well, with occasional flashes of wit, and is able to combine sympathy for his royal characters with an appropriate distancing from their less appealing characteristics. * European History Quarterly *

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Author's Bio

Malyn Newitt has taught at the universities of Rhodesia and Exeter, and until he retired was the Charles Boxer Professor of History at King’s College London. His many books include The Braganzas (Reaktion, 2019).

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