MS 599 06 02
Reference code
MS 599 06 02
Title
Edward Hope Vere archive: Personal diary 1907-1909
Level
Item
Date
Jun 1907- Dec 1909
Extent & medium
1 volume
Content description
Personal diary of Edward Hope Vere, describing his diplomatic work and leisure activities while posted to Tangier, Morocco, including political instability in Casablanca and French intervention; his transfer to Lisbon, political instability under government of João Franco; his illness and recuperation at Biarritz; assassination of King Carlos I and Crown Prince Luis Filipe of Portugal in Lisbon, 1 Feb 1908; proclamation of Dom Manuel as King Manuel II, funeral of King and Crown Prince, exile of João Franco and formation of new government; republican uprising, Feb 1908; visit to Cintra with Prince Arthur; to Evora; disturbances in Lisbon; accession of King Manuel; visits to Batalha and Leira; to Scotland on leave; earthquake in Lisbon, Apr 1909; recuperation from illness at Cintra and at Madeira, execution of Francisco Ferrer; floods in Douro Valley and his transfer to Constantinople
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