Great Lisbon Earthquake

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Recorded15 Nov 2011

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On All Saints Day 1755, the Portuguese city of Lisbon was hit by a triple disaster - an earthquake, followed by a tsunami and a fire.One of the most splendid cities in Europe suffered massive damage and thousands of people were killed.The disaster also led to debate across Europe about whether earthquakes were a natural phenomenon or a message from God.Witness brings together accounts by British survivors of the earthquake, and hears from Edward Paice, author of Wrath of God - the Great Lisbon Earthquake.Image: Lisbon before the earthquake (Hulton Archive/Getty Images).

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