ISBN-13: 9781108052870, 978-1108052870. As well as being distinguished in verse, he also produced successful historical works and was a noted scholar of Portuguese. Originally intended to be part of a larger work on the history of Portugal, this project evolved to focus on Brazil, beginning with its discovery and colonisation by the Portuguese in the sixteenth century and concluding with the relocation of the Portuguese court to Brazil during the Peninsular War.