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Artwork from 'The Portuguese in the Age of Discovery c.1340–1665' illustrated by Gerry Embleton.

(1): Portuguese sergeant, mid-14th century.

(2): Portuguese Knight, Mid-14th century.

(3): Portuguese Knight, Late 14th century

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2022-03-12

After Pope Eugene III called for the Second Crusade to the Holy Land, he authorised the expansion of the holy war to the Iberian peninsula in the fashion of the in spring 1147.

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2020-04-19