Foundational TreatiesTreaty of Tagilde (1372): The initial agreement between John of Gaunt (Duke of Lancaster) and King Ferdinand I of Portugal, establishing a perpetual friendship.Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373: Signed at St. Paul's Cathedral, this formally constituted the alliance with clauses of mutual military aid by land and sea.Treaty of Windsor (1386): Ratified the alliance in perpetuity and was sealed by the marriage of King John I of Portugal to Philippa of LancasterSiege of Lisbon (1147): During the Second Crusade, English crusaders stopped in Portugal to help King Afonso I capture Lisbon from the Moors, a foundational act of the alliance.Battle of Aljubarrota (1385): England sent a garrison of 200 longbowmen and veterans to support the Portuguese throne against a Castilian invasion, helping to secure Portuguese independence.Restoration War (1640–1668): Following 60 years of Spanish rule, Britain supported Portugal's bid to regain independence by raising a brigade of troops and providing naval support.The "Fantastic War" (1762): Britain sent a significant military force to help Portugal repel a Franco-Spanish invasion during the Seven Years' War.
Peninsular War (1807–1814): Britain’s most extensive intervention occurred when the Duke of Wellington led an army to liberate Portugal from Napoleon. The UK provided:Financial Subsidies: Over £10.6 million in direct cash aid to pay and supply Portuguese troops.Arms & Equipment: Roughly 200,000 firearms, along with clothing, food, and medical supplies.Military Training: British officers reorganised and trained the Portuguese army to modern standards.The "Daring Escape" to Brazil (1807–1808)During the Napoleonic Wars, the UK provided a critical lifeline to the Portuguese monarchy as French troops closed in on Lisbon:Royal Escort: The British Royal Navy, under Admiral Sir Sidney Smith, provided a 36-ship escort for the Prince Regent (future King John VI) and over 15,000 members of the royal court to flee to Brazil.A "Metropolitan Reversal": This protection allowed Rio de Janeiro to become the temporary capital of the Portuguese Empire, the only instance in history of a European capital being established in the Americas.Financial & Military Restoration: While the royals were in Brazil, British forces under the Duke of Wellington liberated mainland Portugal, eventually allowing the monarchy to return in 1821.Elizabeth I & Prior of Crato: In 1580, Queen Elizabeth I granted refuge to António, Prior of Crato, a claimant to the Portuguese throne fleeing Philip II of Spain. She later launched the "Counter Armada" of 1589 in a failed attempt to restore him.19th Century Civil Wars: During the Liberal Wars (1828–1834), the UK provided military and diplomatic backing to the Liberal faction supporting Queen Maria II against her absolutist uncle, Miguel I.20th Century Exile: Following the 1910 Republican Revolution that ended the monarchy, the last King of Portugal, Manuel II, fled to the UK where he lived in exile until his death in 1932.
The Wine Trade (1703): The Methuen Treaty gave Portuguese wines preferential tax rates in Britain. This led to the establishment of the "English Factory" in Porto and the founding of major port houses like Taylor’s and Sandeman’s, which remain central to Portugal’s economy.Railway Infrastructure: During the 19th century, British capital and engineering funded roughly half of all railway construction in Portugal. British investors also financed the creation of major banks and early industrial machinery.
>>528022514>>528022542>>528022573WE FOUNDED THEIR COUNTRY, DEFENDED IT, HELPED THEM EXPAND IT, HELPED THEIR ROYALY ESCAPE, RESTORED IT THEN HELPED THEM REGAIN THEIR COUNTRY, AND EVEN HELPED THEM DURING THEIR CIVIL WARSS. AND BUILT HALF THEIR COUNTRY ASWELL. WHY ARE WE LIKE THIS?
>>528022616anglos and portuguese are both freemasonic and anti-catholic
>>528024783King James and Martin Luther should have been hanged the their heresy
Your weather is that shitty and I say that while underwater right now
>>528022474>WHY DO WE LOVE THE PORTUGUESE SO MUCH?bc like the Spanish, French, Germans etc, the Portuguese are very based!!!
It just makes strategic sense. The Portuguese are geographically speaking in absolutely no position to make an attempt at unifying the continent to our detriment, never launched an Armada against us & we stood to gain from trading with them as they were flush with new world gold.
>>528022474We had to call in for supplies to a friendly cunt before we headed around the cape for those spices in the east.
