E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland
History of North America

E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland

2025-05-15
Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–83) was an Elizabethan adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. His dramatic death at sea in 1583 is immortalized by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. Enjoy this ENCORE Presentation! Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/plC46WFVTE4 which has a...
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