A tale of Dona Gertie and her Quinta do Marquês
It was in 1985 that I made the first of several visits to the Quinta da Torre de Santo António, situated near Torres Novas. At that time, it was owned
The Portuguese Polyphony – Marrano Musicians and Tudor Monarchs
In 1529, the tyrannical King Henry VIII sent the Rev. Dr Richard Croke, a Hebraist, Greek scholar and vice-chancellor of Cambridge University, on a mission to Venice with two aims.
The strategical importance of the Azores in WW2
For five centuries, the islands of the Azorean archipelago have provided a safe haven for seafarers due to their location as an Atlantic crossroads between the Americas, Africa and Europe.
The Portuguese Polyphony: Songs of Love – As Modinhas
“I am their slave and cannot endure the idea of quitting Portugal” – William Beckford As with the Songs of the Auvergne (usually sung in the Basque language of Occitan),
Poem: “Communication from has-beens to wannabes”
In the road, up the street, Down your way; ’tis there they meet In whirligigs of light which byte Into their state of being, And souls feel brighter when they
Poem: “Swing doors in a hospice”
I can (do you?) remember those creaking doors In that comedy film of Monsieur Hulot’s Holiday Through which a waiter wandered to serve poor lost souls Seated at tables sparse
By the two left feet, slowly backward march!
The traditional concept of western democracy is increasingly fragile Our national drill sergeant in the persona of President Marcelo may well find it necessary to tie straw to the left
Portugal’s mineral and water resources – lessons to be learned from the Salton Sea
Valuable lessons and warnings can be obtained by a study of the Hell’s Kitchen Integrated Lithium and Power Project for which the green light has just been given to the
The Portuguese Polyphony: Music of the Baroque
The calamitous force 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami of All Saints Day 1755 brought to an end the centuries-old fame of Lisbon as a leading European city of enlightenment and
The Exploitation of Portugal’s Mineral Resources – Part 3
An overview of mining in deep waters In October 2023, parliament approved legislation which proposed a moratorium on deep-sea mining (DSM) in Portuguese waters until year 2050. In April 2023,