227. Portugal: On the Edge of the World

Welcome to The Rest Is History's Portugal mini-series!
In the first of four episodes on Portugal, Tom and Dominic chart the nation's early history: Romans, Visigoths, the Reconquista, alliances with England, and much, much more...
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[@robertjones4201]

Flat bottomed ships, you make the Portuguese go round.

[@DollarGeneral_Is_a_Plague]

I really like this podcast.

[@j.d.5626]

Poor Galicia. Exactly in the same west location, never getting any love.

[@ruioliveira1832]

Great talk, and congratulations on your efforts to pronounce portuguese names, great work.

[@JonniePolyester]

Absolutely loving these podcasts, so pleased they are on RUclips as only a few are on BBC sounds. Still havent worked out what ultimately defined Portugal‘s modern day borders.

[@BrunoFerreira-os7on]

Um português ouviu e gostou muito.

[@jaimebraz2772]

According to the german philosopher Peter Sloterdeijk, the history of humankind can be devided in two periods: before Vasco da Gama and after Vasco da Gama. (I think he wrote that in "The Cristal Palace".)

[@jaimebraz2772]

Fernando Pessoa wrote something funny and true about comparing the british sea voyages of exploration with what the portuguese did: the british should just shut up, and that they just arrived at certain places because they were shown the way (I will try to find the exact words).

[@ModellingforAdvantage]

Sounds like I need to check out this green wine.

[@davnick87]

I like u like it

[@jstanc18]

As an American, I was saddened to learn I could get the wine

[@samuelschiff2531]

I like that you both like it