PORTUGUESE ROOTS IN ENGLAND By: Adelina Pereira
Portuguese Roots Thetford, Norfolk, England September 2017 The Past Surrender of the city of Lisbon to Afonso Henriques. in 1147. Oil painting by Joaquim Rodrigues Braga,. (Museu Nacional Soares dos Reis) Denis of Portugal
Treaty of 1308
Edward I of England Edward II of England John I of Portugal
D. Dinis The Treaty of Windsor 1386
Richard II of England Marriage of John I of Portugal with Philippa of Lancaster in 1387.
John II of Portugal, the “Perfect Prince”
Revalidation of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance
Edward IV Richard III
Henry VII “Cooling off” of the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance…
Manuel I John III Henry VIII Mary Tudor
Elizabeth I Sebastian Phillip I (II of Spain) The Restoration of the Monarchy in Portugal:
Charles I
D. Joao IV
Oliver Cromwell a new chapter of the Anglo-PortugueseAlliance. Portuguese Jews…
Beatriz de Luna (Gracia Nasi) Menasseh Ben Israel
Roger Williams, founder of Rhode Island. Bevis Marks Synagogue, London. Marriage of Charles II to the Portuguese Infanta Catherine of Braganza Portsmouth, 21 de Maio de 1662 Hampton Court Palácio de St. James, Londres
Queens Chapel, St. James Palace Somerset House Appearance in England of Portuguese as an autonomous language in the 17th Century
1655 – Sir Richard Fanshawe translates the Lusiads into English
Luís Vaz de Camões
Sir Richard Fanshawe 1662 – James Howell
A NEW ENGLISH Grammar, Prescribing as certain Rules as the Language will bear, for forreners to learn English: / Ther is also another Grammar of the Spanish or Castilian Toung, With som special remarks upon the Portugues Dialect, & c. Whereunto is annexed A Discours or Dialog containing a Perambulation of Spain and Portugall which may serve for a direction how to / travel through both Countreys, & c. For the service of Her MAJESTY, whom God preserve. LONDON, Printed for T. Williams, H. Browne, and H. Marsh. 1662.
1662 – Monsieur de la Molliere
A PORTUGUEZ GRAMMAR …The strict Alliance which is now between England and Portugal ought to oblige the English and Portuguez not to confound their Language, but to make them common and indifferent between themselves. The Portuguez seems to me now necessary to two sorts of persons in England: To people of Traffique and Commerce, (since they have it free within the Places subject to the Crown of Portugal, which hath granted this great Advantage to Your Majesties, in consideration of Your Marriage with the most Illustrious Infanta:) And to Persons of the Court, and in general for all those who will pass for Persons of Honour, that by it they may give testimony of t he Respect which they have for this Excellent Princess, whom Your majesty with so much Wisdome, and so happily hath chosen for a Wife… Catherine of Braganza 1638 - 1705 Peninsular Wars and The Transfer of the Portuguese Crown to Brazil in 1808
Maria I of Portugal John VI of Portugal
Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington
Sir William Beresford Exile of Miguel I and Maria II in England
21 Nottingham Street, the London residence of King Miguel 1847 - 1851 Queen Amélie of Portugal King Carlos of Portugal
York House, Richmond
Carlos Place, Mayfair Tribute to King Manuel II and QueenAugusta Victoria
29th September 2009, Church of St. James, Twickenham, London The Church of St. James, Twickenham
HRH Don Miguel de Braganza
& the Dames e Knights of the Foundation of St. Michael of the Wing Marriage of Manuel II to HRH Augusta Victoria of Hohenzollern-Sigmaringen in1913
The young royal couple set up house at Fulwell Park Lodge, Twickenham
Other illustrious Portuguese who spent time in England …
Marquess of Pombal
Former Portuguese Embassy in Golden Square, London Eça de Queirós
1874 – 1878:
Portuguese Consul
in Newcastle and Bristol
This was one of his most prolific periods in his career as a writer…
Besides Letters from England and Chronicles from London, it was here that Eça de Queirós wrote the greater part of The Maias, the novel for which he is best known. João Jacinto de Magalhães, (1722-1790) (John Hyacinth Magellan)
This Portuguese polymath from Aveiro, founder of the Magellanic Premium Award, lived and worked in the British capital, in Fetter Lane The Present
The Portuguese Community in the UK
Catchment area of the Portuguese Consulate in Manchester
Catchment area of the Portuguese Consulate in London Portuguese Migration to the United Kingdom
Years preceding the Carnation Revolution i.e.25th April 1974
Conscientious objectors
Political dissidents and exiles Last 15 to 20 years ( The Portuguese Community gains more visibility in British society
Majority from the Island of Madeira but significant contingentfrom the Portuguese Mainland in more recent years
Unskilled workers (Construction industry, Cleaning, Hosppitality & Catering and Farming)
Young professionals and post-graduate university students Problems currently faced by the Portuguese Community in the UK Brexit??? – The future of Portuguese immigrants in the UK is yet unknown; Fear and apprehension, especially amongst the more vulnerable. Fragmented community life, divisiveness, lack of unity and cohesion
Difficulties in mobilising the Portuguese to join and/or participate in inter or intracommunity projects, civic and political life
Educational, Sociocultural e Economic Deficits
Lack of associativist spirit
Problems with Integration into the host society
Almost total absence of Portuguese Community Press and Social Media Hope on the Horizon…
Steady growth of Portuguese businesses throughout the UK in the Construction, Hospitality & Catering and Transport sectors
Youth from Portuguese immigrant backgrounds increasingly investing in Middle and Higher Education
Portuguese Community currently offers a more qualified and skilled workforce than ever before.
Increasing numbers of Portuguese immigrant scientists and academics involved in cutting edge, life-changing projects
Large numbers of qualified NHS healthcare professionals are Portuguese From the gardens in Belgrave Square,
Prince Henry The Navigator ponders the future of the Portuguese in the United Kingdom ...