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Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio de Janeiro 1808-1821 (Hardcover)
by Patrick Wilcken (Author)
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‘A brilliant account of a bizarre yet momentous event … Wilcken tells this unfamiliar yet extraordinary story with elan’ --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

Times Literary Supplement
‘Fast-moving and lucid … Distinguished and enjoyable’ --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to read, 16 Feb 2006
By Vanda Beck (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio De Janeiro, 1808-1821 (Paperback)
This is a history book that reads like a novel. Its characters are "alive". The King with his dubious love life, the extravagant Queen, the irreverent Prince, the insane Queen Mother, they are a unique royal family. Another vivid character is Lord Strangford, the British envoy. I found this history bok a pleasure to read.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars A pleasure to read, 16 Feb 2006
By Vanda Beck (Manchester, UK) - See all my reviews
This is a history book that reads like a novel. Its characters are "alive". The King with his dubious love life, the extravagant Queen, the irreverent Prince, the insane Queen Mother, they are a unique royal family. Another vivid character is Lord Strangford, the British envoy. I found this history bok a pleasure to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars a little known part of napoleonic history, 28 Dec 2007
This review is from: Empire Adrift: The Portuguese Court in Rio De Janeiro, 1808-1821 (Paperback)
Unless you are Portuguese , Brazilian or an history graduate , you will probably not have heard the amazing tale of the Portugues royal house which fled from Napoleon, aided by the British, to their colony on the other side of the world.
The Royal court turn up in Rio de Janeiro bedraggled and shaven headed after the outbreak of lice on board ship, only one of the many episodes which brought a smile to my face.
The characters (as the previous reviewer rightly states)are entertaining and eccentric yet above all beautiful described by the author , Patrick Wilcken,for all their human frailties.

I have now passed my copy onto several family members and friends and am wondering if someone could adapt it as a screen-play!
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