Prince Henry the Navigator
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: September 1, 2001
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 502
ISBN-13: 9780300091304
Subjects: Biography: historical; Biography: royalty; European history: c 500 to c 1500; Geographical discovery & exploration; c 1000 CE to c 1500; Europe - Spain & Portugal; Biography & Autobiography; Biography / Autobiography; Biography/Autobiography; Portugal; General; Biography & Autobiography / Historical; Historical - General
First sentence: Prince Henry of Portugal, Knight of the Garter and universally but somewhat misleadingly known to all as 'the Navigator', has attracted the special attention of English-speaking writers ever since the beginnings of England's colonial expansion overseas in the sixteenth century.