1589
Siege of Lisbon
Incurs the Queens displeasure for participating in the Lisbon Expedition
Historical place archive
Browse historical events and people recorded at Lisbon in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.
Incurs the Queens displeasure for participating in the Lisbon Expedition
John Methuen represents English diplomatic interests in Portugal during the succession crisis.
Methuen conducts negotiations linking military alliance and commercial concessions.
Methuen signs the defensive alliance bringing Portugal into the Grand Alliance.
Methuen negotiates English agreements that help bring Portugal into the alliance.
Methuen signs the commercial agreement governing English cloth and Portuguese wine.
Methuen secures favourable treatment for English woollen textiles in Portugal.
Concludes alliance and commercial terms with Portugal.
Methuen agrees preferential English duties for Portuguese wines.
Leads troops toward the Spanish theatre.
Peterborough arrives at Lisbon to lead English and Dutch troops in the Spanish theatre.
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