- naus (
carracks) were also
built in the
reign of John II of Portugal, but were
widespread only
after the turn of the century. The
Portuguese carracks were...
- Paul
Melvyn Carrack (born 22
April 1951) is an
English singer, musician,
songwriter and
composer who has
recorded as both a solo
artist and as a member...
- 2000,
Carrack became the band's sole lead
vocalist until 2004 when the band (essentially a duo at this point) dissolved, with
Rutherford and
Carrack both...
- 5°33′04″W / 50.213°N 5.551°W / 50.213; -5.551 The
Carracks (Cornish: Kerrek,
meaning rocks) and
Little Carracks (Cornish:
Karrek an Ydhyn,
meaning rock of the...
- The
Carracks black sword,
sometimes called a crab sword, is a type of
sword invented in Portugal,
during the 15th century. It was used by
Portuguese soldiers...
-
below the
level of the forecastle.
While carracks could be very
large for the time, with some
Portuguese carracks over 1,000 tons,
galleons were generally...
- Paul
Carrack discography chronicles the list of
releases by
English musician Paul
Carrack. 1980
Nightbird 1982
Suburban Voodoo (US #78, AUS #93) 1987 One...
-
trial and
error by the
Portuguese traders to find a safe
harbour for
their carracks in ****an that
eventually brought them to Nagasaki. The
samurai suffered...
- contacts,
establishing a
trade route linking Goa to Nagasaki. The
large carracks engaged in this
trade had the hull
painted black with pitch, and the term...
- of the most
notable prizes was a
large and
highly valuable Portuguese Carrack, the
Madre de Deus
which was
taken in
battle off the
Azores in 1592. It...
