
1 Season
6 Episode
Perfect Storms - Season 1 Episode 5
In 1755, a powerful earthquake shakes the city of Lisbon for an astonishing 5-6 minutes. Survivors climb out of the rubble and flee to the riverbank only to be engulfed by a massive tsunami. Then the fires start. The city burns for eight days. Tens of thousands die and Portugal is crippled as an imperial power; but out of the rubble new ideas and scientific study take route. Helping to usher in a new age, The Enlightenment.
- annos singulos: 2013
- Patriam: Canada
- genus: Documentary, History
- Studio: History
- keyword:
- Director:
- cast: