The Journals of Clarissa Trant [1925] – Epilogue
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But they did believe that Trant had come to save them, and save them he did. That day marked the Rebirth of Hope for Portugal, the day everything changed, and the beginning of the end of the Second French Invasion. Trant, the saviour of Portugal. That has all been forgotten now, and Trant has been forgotten. In a country where most streets are named after people, there is not even a side alley named after Nicholas Trant. But Trant remained an unquiet spirit, and in 2023 it was decided that something needed to be done, something to ensure that no-one would any longer be Forgetting Nicholas Trant.
TRANT Tim Richardson moved to Portugal in 2022 as an introvert with no interest in history but has since learnt the error of his ways. The first cheque he ever wrote was a ten shilling contribution to erect the statue to Winston Churchill outside Parliament. He claims that this book was actually written by Nicholas Trant with the assistance of The Committee - he just noted it all down.
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On the 26th of March, 1809, a lone Irish soldier, Colonel Nicholas Trant, rode into the Portuguese city of Coimbra, a city in a state of panic and fear of the imminent arrival of the invading French army. Trant had no army, and no resources, and the people had no hope.
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TIM RICHARDSON
Quick-tempered, warm-hearted, sensitive, fastidious, travelled, a linguist, a flute-player, a collector of pictures, a daring and chivalrous soldier, as much at home in the great world, especially on the Continent, as in the field, he played many parts, and all with ease and distinction.
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