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Catherine of Braganza
24.90€‘What are little girls made of? Sugar and spice and all things nice,
that is what little girls are made of.’ — English rhyme inspired by Catherine of Braganza, who brought the habit of drinking tea to the English court.
And so much more…
At the age of twenty-three, the Infanta Catherine of Braganza, daughter of Luísa of Gusmão and king João IV of Portugal, left behind all that was dear to her to become Queen of England. A pawn in a larger political scheme,
certainly, but those who knew Catherine perceived her eagerness for this marriage to Charles II, a prince charming who she loved passionately, even before having met him.
She fought bravely for king and country, in a court so different from her own, in a world where her religion was proscribed. Catherine had to watch her husband’s infidelities and the births of his illegitimate children, while her womb remained incapable of fulfilling the only goal set out for her, to bear an heir to the throne. And Charles rewarded her courage with unwavering loyalty.
After the success of Philippa of Lancaster — English Princess, Queen of Portugal, Isabel Stilwell brings us a new and thrilling novel about the only Portuguese princess who rose to the English throne. She leads us on a voyage through the Portuguese court of the 17th century, the turmoil of the Restoration, and the controversial reign of Charles II of England. As we turn the pages, we suffer, laugh and cry along with characters who will remain with us forever.
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Fazer Vídeos com Telemóvel para as Redes Sociais
13.90€Se tens um projeto, ideia ou negócio que gostarias de partilhar através de um vídeo no teu site e redes sociais, mas não tens a menor ideia de como se faz, este é o livro certo para ti!
Basta-te um telemóvel ou uma câmara de filmar e uma história que queiras contar.
Com o seu livro, a autora Carolina Monteverde pretende ajudar-te a tirar partido das funcionalidades do telemóvel para, através de algumas técnicas, conseguires fazer vídeos com qualidade e ganhares confiança para ir para a frente da câmara.
Encontrarás neste manual prático todos os passos necessários para realizares os teus vídeos, acompanhados de suporte audiovisual de fácil acesso e que te permite apreender a informação de uma forma dinâmica e apelativa. Mas, mais do que a técnica, há a magia do vídeo. E dessa a autora fala com o coração.
Estás pronto para contar a tua história em vídeo?
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FILIPA DE LENCASTRE A Rainha que mudou o mundo
21.00€Filipa de Lencastre Mulher de uma fé inabalável, conhecida pela sua generosidade, empreendedora e determinada a mudar os usos e costumes de uma corte tão diferente da sua, Filipa de Lencastre deu à luz, aos 28 anos, o primeiro dos seus oito filhos – a chamada Ínclita Geração, que um dia, como ela, partiria em busca de novos mundos e mudaria para sempre os destinos da nação.
Num romance baseado numa investigação histórica cuidada, Isabel Stilwell conta-nos a vida de uma das mais importantes rainhas de Portugal, desde a sua infância em Inglaterra, onde conhecemos a corte do século XIV, à sua chegada de barco a Portugal, onde somos levados numa vertigem de sentimentos e afetos, aventuras e intrigas.
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José Saramago: Rota de Vida Uma Biografia
25.60€Esta biografia traça o percurso de uma personalidade única da cultura portuguesa, debruçando-se tanto sobre a sua intensa atividade criativa como sobre a sua atribulada vida privada.
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Maria II
24.90€The queen of Portugal’s correspondence with queen Victoria gives us a fantastic insight into the private life of two powerful women, both married to princes of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, who are struggling to conciliate motherhood with the responsibility (and pleasure) of power.
When only seven years old, Maria da Gloria became queen of Portugal. A country, on the other side of the ocean, where she had never been. She grew up in Brazil, spending the long warm days between the green hillocks and the white sandy beaches, secure in the love of her dearest mother, Leopoldina of Austria.
The only shadow cast over this happiness was her father’s mistress, Domitília, the favourite and most famous mistress of D. Pedro, the emperor of Brazil. In 1828 she departed for Vienna to be educated in her grandfather’s court, but when she lost the throne to her uncle Miguel, she ended up in London. She became
King George IV’s protégé and he commissioned Lawrence to paint her portrait (on this book’s cover). During her stay in London she met the heir presumptive, Alexandrina Victoria, and they forged a close bond that lasted a lifetime. When she was fourteen, the civil was coming to an end and D. Maria set foot, for the first time, on her country’s soil. Finally on the throne, she promised herself that she would be a good queen, and a happier one than her dearest mother had been. Her marriage to D. Fernando of Saxe-Coburg-Gotha, father of her eleven children, was truly a blissfull, as she confides in her letters to her “Dear cousin Victoria” – now a queen herself, and married to Fernando’s first cousin, Albert. -
Mitos e Crenças na Saúde
13.90€Não é opinião. É evidência ciêntifica.
O LEITE DE VACA É PREJUDICIAL À SAÚDE?
A INGESTÃO DE AÇÚCAR PROVOCA HIPERATIVIDADE NAS CRIANÇAS?
OS CIGARROS ELETRÓNICOS SÃO TÃO EFICAZES COMO OS ADESIVOS DE NICOTINA?
Neste livro, o professor António Vaz Carneiro, defensor de uma medicina baseada na evidência, acaba de vez com muitos mitos e crenças na saúde, demonstrando que são simplesmente errados, ou fundamentados em pesquisas cientificamente inválidas.
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Philippa of Lancaster
24.00€Daughter of John of Gaunt, granddaughter of the great Edward III, Philippa of Lancaster left behind her much loved England to marry the Portuguese King João I. Mother of Henry, the Navigator, and of five other children, together known as the “Illustrious Generation”, this is the story of love and enmity, adventure and intrigue of the only English princess who became queen of Portugal.
A woman of unwavering faith, known for her generosity and strong will, she was determined to change the Portuguese court, so different from the one she had grown up in. Philippa gave birth to her first child when she was 28 years old. That was the beginning of the Ínclita Geração, the “Illustrious Generation”, which would one day sail away in search of new worlds, forever changing the destiny of Portugal, and of the world. Friar John, her tutor, had foreseen her future in the stars. The first daughter of John of Gaunt and Blanche of Lancaster, granddaughter of the great Edward III, she left behind her beloved England to marry the Portuguese King João I. On February 11, 1387, the people of Porto filled the streets of the city to enthusiastically acclaim Filipa de Lencastre, Queen of Portugal. In this historical novel, based on a careful historical research, the bestseller author Isabel Stilwell tells us the story of one of Portugal’s most important queens.