Landing at Peniche
Norris lands the English army at Peniche and begins an overland march toward Lisbon in support of the Portuguese claimant Antonio, Prior of Crato.
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1589 in Portugal
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Advance on Lisbon
Norris reaches the outskirts of Lisbon, but the expected popular uprising fails to develop and the expedition lacks the support needed to take the capital.
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