Prince Henry the Navigator A Life

Name: Prince Henry the Navigator A Life
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ISBN: 9780300091304

ISBN-10: 0300091303

ISBN-13: 9780300091304

Edition: 2001

Authors: Peter Russell

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Together with Columbus, Henry the Navigator is considered to be one of the progenitors of modernity, a pioneer of navigation, daring to challenge the scientific assumptions of his age. This study re-evaluates his life and achievements.

Book details

List price: $22.00
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Yale University Press
Publication date: 9/10/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 502
Size: 0.52" wide x 0.77" long x 0.13" tall
Weight: 1.144
Language: English

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.



List of Illustrations


Glossary


Map of the Henrican Discoveries


Genealogical Table


Acknowledgements


Introduction



Matters of Nativity



The Force of Destiny: Ceuta



The Crusader as Administrator: King's Lieutenant for Ceuta and Governor of the Order of Christ



Lord of the Isles



Beyond the Cape of No Return



A Just War? Henry's Ambitions in the Sultanate of Morocco



Debacle at Tangier



Discovery Resumed: The Portuguese Sahara



The Caravels of Christ



Prince Henry and the Atlantic Slave Trade



A Henrican Obsession: The Canary Islands



Cadamosto: A New World Observed



Once More Unto the Breach: Alcacer-Ceguer



From Senegambia to the Lion Mountain: The Henrican Discoveries Concluded



The Necessary End



Translation of a Private Letter from Prince Henry to his Father (1428)


Abbreviations


Bibliographical Note


Notes


Select Bibliography


Index