1808: The Flight of the Emperor

1808: The Flight of the Emperor, subtitled How a Weak Prince, a Mad Queen, and the British Navy Tricked Napoleon and Changed the New World^[1] (Portuguese: 1808: Como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a História de Portugal e do Brasil, which translates as How a mad queen, a coward prince and a corrupt court fooled Napoleon and changed the History of Portugal and Brazil) is a book about the Independence of Brazil, written by Laurentino Gomes.

1808: The Flight of the Emperor: How a Weak Prince, a Mad Queen, and the British Navy Tricked Napoleon and Changed the New World

Author	Laurentino Gomes
Original title	1808: Como uma rainha louca, um príncipe medroso e uma corte corrupta enganaram Napoleão e mudaram a História de Portugal e do Brasil
Language	Portuguese
Genre	History
Publisher	Planeta
Publication date	2007
Publication place	Brazil
Media type	Print, paper cover
Pages	414 pp
ISBN	978-85-7665-320-2
Followed by	1822

In 2008, the book was awarded as the best essay book by Academia Brasileira de Letras. It was also awarded twice a Prêmio Jabuti, at the categories "best reportage-book" and "non-fiction book of the year".^[2][3]

The same author published 1822, a sequel.

Main characters

• Dona Maria de Portugal (the mad queen)
• Dom João VI (the coward prince)
• Napoleon Bonaparte

See also

• 1822