Nature

Earthquakes, elephants and rhinos: how nature changed Portugal's history, and how people marvelled at it.

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Hidden stories: 2.

Hidden stories: 1.

Avis and the Discoveries3 stories2 stories

    • Documented
    • Minimum age: 12+ (Has scenes of battle or violence.)

    The sultan unleashed war elephants. They turned on his own men.

Pombal and the Earthquake2 stories1 story

  • The king, the queen and the princess by the carriages on the shore; in the distance over the city, smoke and a big wave.

    1 November 1755 · Lisbon

    The Lisbon Earthquake

    • Documented
    • Minimum age: 12+ (Has scenes of battle or violence.)
    • Heavy topic

    The king left Lisbon that morning because his daughter asked.