Table of Contents

List of illustrations. Map. Acknowledgements. Introduction: Earthquake? What Earthquake? Part One - A Gilt-Edged Empire: Quem nunca viu Lisboa nao viu coisa boa (He who has not seen Lisbon has seen nothing); At the Court of King John; Terra Incognita; The Gathering Storm. Part Two - An Axis of Elements: All Saints' Day; A City Laid in Ruins; Shockwaves; Fire and Water; Teletsunami; The Second Aftershock; The First Night; Horroroso Deserto; Laws and Disorder; News Spreads; Aid and Anxiety; The Toll; Rain, Ruination and Revolution; Fasting and Philosophy. Part Three - Aftermath: Executions; The End of Optimism, the Birth of a Science; Slow Progress, Slump and a Reign of Terror; The End of Pombol; Memories and Memorials. Notes. Bibliography. Index.

About the Author

Edward Paice is the author of Lost Lion of Empire: The Life of 'Cape-to-Cairo' Grogan (2001) and Tip and Run: The Untold Tragedy of the Great War in Africa (2007). Both books received widespread critical acclaim.

Reviews

'Paice paints a spirited picture of pre-earthquake Lisbon… making good use of primary sources, he imagines the terror through the eyes of various witnesses' TLS.
*TLS*

'Admirably clear, wide-ranging and restrained' Daily Telegraph.
*Daily Telegraph*

'Well-grounded in the history and culture of its chosen period and admirably at ease within its Portuguese context, Wrath of God is an equally expert essay in the kind of nail-biting narrative which makes such events memorable' Literary Review.
*Literary Review*

'Edward Paice is a remarkably good guide to this world of turmoil and upheaval, navigating neatly between description and explanation. His eye for detail is strong - his description of the Lisbon of the early 18th century is a treat' Spectator.
*Spectator*

'Paice's achievement is…a valuable contribution to 18th century history' BBC History Magazine.
*BBC History Magazine*