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The Anglo-Portuguese Alliance (ratified at the Treaty of Windsor) between England (succeeded by the United Kingdom) and Portugal is the oldest alliance in the world which is still in force. It was signed in June 13, 1373.
had no idea of this, thats pretty old :D
had no idea of this, thats pretty old :D
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Is this why Rooney and Ronaldo stayed friendly?
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yes probably :^0
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we must have had a war with them since then though?
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And it's all to do with booze. Magic.
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there must be an older one than that. Between two African tribes going back thousands of years perhaps.
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lol rustyboy
Africa is for sure the first place you would think for long lasting alliances :^0 not even in the 20th/21st century let alone 7 centuries |
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About as active as the Libera/SDP alliance though, isn't it?
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We have in fact been at war with Portugal when it was part of The Spanish Empire, but I suspect not as a separate country.
The original alliance was down to The Black Prince`s last military adventure if I remember rightly. |
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Göring 16 Nov 20:35
About as active as the Libera/SDP alliance though, isn't it? yes Göring today is nothing but a piece of paper :D salmon spray There was an interruption for 60 years in 636 years "The Iberian Union (1580-1640), a dynastic union between Portugal and Spain, interrupted the alliance. Portuguese foreign policy became tied to Spanish hostility to England. As a result, Portugal and England were on opposite sides of the Anglo-Spanish War and the Dutch-Portuguese War. The alliance was reconfirmed after the Portuguese Restoration War and the English Restoration." |
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King Jimmy and Walter then.
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