the history of the siege of lisbon
61Castle of São Jorge — The Castle of São Jorge (English: Castle of Saint George; Portuguese pron. IPA2|kɐʃ tɛlu dɨ sɐ̃ũ ʒɔɾʒ(ɨ)) is the Castle of Lisbon, the capital city of Portugal, and is located in the highest hill of the historic centre of the city. It is one of… …
62Monastery of São Vicente de Fora — The Monastery viewed from the Castle of São Jorge The Church or Monastery of São Vicente de Fora; meaning Monastery of St. Vincent Outside the Walls is a 17th century church and monastery in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. It is one of the most… …
63Christianised sites — The Temple of Augustus and Livia at Vienne, Isère, like the better known Maison Carrée at Nîmes, owes its survival to its conversion to a church One aspect of Christianisation was the Christianisation of sites that had been pagan.[1] In the 1st… …
641989 in literature — The year 1989 in literature involved some significant events and new books.Events* February 24 Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini places a US$3 million bounty for the death of The Satanic Verses author Salman Rushdie.New books*Hanan al Shaykh – Women of …
65Second Crusade — Infobox Military Conflict conflict=Second Crusade partof=the Crusades caption=The fall of Edessa, seen here on the right of this map (c.1140), was the proximate cause of the Second Crusade. date=1147 1149 place=Iberia, Near East (Anatolia, Levant …
66José Saramago — Born José de Sousa Saramago 16 November 1922(1922 11 16) Azinhaga, Santarém, Portugal Died 18 June 2010 …
67Chiado — Statue of poet António Ribeiro, the Chiado , in the Chiado Square. Chiado is the name of a square and its surrounding area in the city of Lisbon, in Portugal. The Chiado is located between the neighbourhoods of Bairro Alto and Baixa Pombalina.… …
68Medieval warfare — Battle of Crécy (1346) between the English and French in the Hundred Years War. Warfare …
69Trebuchet — A trebuchet [PronEng|ˈtrɛbəʃɛt TREB ə shet or IPA|/ˌtrɛbjʊˈʃɛt/ TREB yoo SHET (OED, Random House Unabridged Dictionary)] or trebucket [pronounced IPA|/ˈtriːbʌkɨt/ TREE bucket or IPA|/ˌtrɛbjʊˈkɛt/ TREB yoo KET (Random House Unabridged Dictionary)] …
70José Travassos Valdez, 1st Count of Bonfim — José Lúcio Travassos Valdez José Lúcio Travassos Valdez (February 23, 1787 July 10, 1862), first and only Baron and first Count do Bonfim (Portuguese pronunciation: [bõˈfĩ]), was a Portuguese soldier and statesman. Contents 1 …
