The Shortest History of Portugal: From Roman Conquest and Muslim Rule to the World's First Global Maritime Superpower - A Retelling for Our Times

The riveting story of a seafaring nation’s singular past––from Medieval conquests and daring voyages across the high seas to brutal dictatorship and the triumph of democracy in under 300 pages

In less than a century, Portugal went from a small kingdom at the south-western margins of Europe to a global maritime superpower with colonies from São Paulo to Macau. Yet today it is the poorest country in Western Europe, still recovering from four decades of dictatorship that ended in 1974. For thos...