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The Lisbon Catastrophe

Edward Paice, author of Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755

  • 31 October 2008, 14:00 - 15:00
Add to Calendar 10/31/08 02:00 PM 10/31/08 03:00 PM United Kingdom (GMT) The Lisbon Catastrophe <p>The Lisbon earthquake, which took place on the morning of 1 November 1755, was Europe's greatest natural disaster. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and fire, destroying much of Lisbon. This talk will reconstruct events of the day with the assistance of Royal Society archive material.</p> The Royal Society, London, SW1Y 5AG
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The Lisbon earthquake, which took place on the morning of 1 November 1755, was Europe's greatest natural disaster.

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Edward Paice, author of Wrath of God: The Great Lisbon Earthquake of 1755

The Lisbon earthquake, which took place on the morning of 1 November 1755, was Europe's greatest natural disaster. The earthquake was followed by a tsunami and fire, destroying much of Lisbon. This talk will reconstruct events of the day with the assistance of Royal Society archive material.