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British–Portuguese relations (Portuguese: Relações Britânico-Portuguesas) are foreign relations between Portugal and the United Kingdom.The relationship, largely driven by the nations' common interests as maritime countries on the edge of Europe and close to larger continental neighbours, dates back to the Middle Ages in 1373 with the Anglo-Portuguese Alliance.
The Iberian Union (1580–1640), a 60-year dynastic union between Portugal and Spain, interrupted the alliance.The struggle of Elizabeth I of England against Philip II of Spain in the sixteenth century meant that Portugal and England were on opposite sides of the Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) and the Dutch–Portuguese War.
Portugal – United Kingdom relations are the bilateral diplomatic relations between the governments of Portugal and the United Kingdom. Subcategories This category has the following 10 subcategories, out of 10 total.
The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1891 was an agreement between the United Kingdom and Portugal which fixed the boundaries between the British Central Africa Protectorate, (now Malawi) and the territories administered by the British South Africa Company in Mashonaland and Matabeleland (now parts of Zimbabwe) and North-Western Rhodesia (now part of Zambia) and Portuguese Mozambique, and also ...
The Anglo-Portuguese Treaty of 1373 was signed on 16 June 1373 [2] between King Edward III of England and King Ferdinand I and Queen Leonor of Portugal.It established a treaty of "perpetual friendships, unions [and] alliances" between the two seafaring states, and remains the longest-standing treaty still in effect today.
Foreign relations of Portugal are linked with its historical role as a major player in the Age of Discovery and the holder of the now defunct Portuguese Empire. Portugal is a European Union member country and a founding member of NATO .
Voters believe the UK should prioritise its relationship with Europe over the US, a poll has revealed, as concern grows about the re-election of Donald Trump. Some 44 per cent of people think ...
The United Kingdom is not accredited to Guinea-Bissau through an embassy; the UK develops relations through its embassy in Dakar, Senegal. [229] The UK governed parts of Guinea-Bissau from 1792 to 1870, when it was transferred to Portugal. Both countries share common membership of Atlantic Co-operation Pact, and the World Trade Organization.