Henry the Navigator

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Henry the Navigator 1394-1460.

Prince of Portugal who established an observatory and school of navigation and directed voyages that spurred the growth of Portugal's colonial empire.

Henry the Navigator

(Biographies / Henry the Navigator, Prince (1394-1460) M, Portuguese, TRAVEL AND EXPLORATION: explorers, POLITICS: royal family member) 1394-1460, prince of Portugal, noted for his patronage of Portuguese voyages of exploration of the W coast of Africa

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From the lagoon-like estuary of the Tagus, the first great European ocean sailors were sent out in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries by Prince Henry the Navigator to explore the world.

Leaning tower: copper and the sea have always been intimately ... by Wilkins, Esther / The Architectural Review

Levinson skillfully builds the setting against which Magellan's story takes place by analyzing diverse elements, including the influence of Prince Henry the Navigator, the explorations of da Gama and Columbus, and the intrigues of the European powers to gain wealth and power.

Magellan and the First Voyage around the World. (Nonfiction) by Burns, Mary M. / The Horn Book Magazine

1440), which offers a rare glimpse of the often ignored role of feminine chivalric activity in the shape of Philippa of Lancaster, queen of Portugal and mother of Henry the Navigator (chap.

Chivalry and Exploration 1298-1630 by Fallows, Noel / Renaissance Quarterly

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