Perfect Storms - Season 1 - Eps 5: God's Wrath
In 1755, a powerful earthquake shakes the city of Lisbon for an astonishing 5-6 minutes. Survivors climb out of the rubble and flee to the riverbank only to be engulfed by a massive tsunami. Then the fires start. The city burns for eight days. Tens of thousands die and Portugal is crippled as an imperial power; but out of the rubble new ideas and scientific study take route. Helping to usher in a new age, The Enlightenment.
About Perfect Storms
Title: Perfect Storms
First Air Date: 2013-04-08
Last Air Date: 2013-05-13
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.3/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 6
Network: History
Genres: Documentary, History
Production Companies: Entertainment One Television, National Geographic
Synopsis
Investigates what happens when a series of natural and human events catastrophically coincide to change the course of history.
