# The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on

- Institution: Gresham College
- Speaker: Lord Sutherland of Houndwood KT FBA
- Year: 2005
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: History
- Source: [Gresham College](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/watch-now/lisbon-earthquake-two-hundred-and-fifty-years-on)
- Licence: [Educational use (Gresham College's terms)](https://www.gresham.ac.uk/terms-and-conditions)
- Who can watch: Teens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

On 1 November 1755, Lisbon was devastated by a massive earthquake. The reverberations went far beyond the loss of thirty thousand lives, and the religious doubts and counter-affirmations which followed have crucial relevance to dominant forms of belief today.

## Lectures

1. [The Lisbon Earthquake: Two hundred and fifty years on](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/gresham/lisbon-earthquake-two-hundred-and-fifty-years-on/823ab0e7976f) (YouTube)