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September 18th (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
1540 AD (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Grenville, Sir Richard
Born in England in 1540; was a cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh.
When a mere youth he served in the imperial army of Germany against the Turks, and on his return was appointed to a command in Ireland, and made sheriff of Cork.
In 1571 he had a seat in Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
The colonization schemes of his kinsman commanded his ardent approval, and on April 9, 1585, he sailed from Plymouth, England, in command of some ships fitted out by Raleigh, bearing 180 colonists and a full complement of seamen, for the coast of Virginia.
Ralph Lane, a soldier of experience, accompanied him as governor of the colony.
Thomas Harriott, a distinguished mathematician and astronomer, was with them as historian and naturalist (see Harriott, Thomas) ; also Thomas Cavendish, the eminent English navigator, who sailed around the earth.
Grenville was more intent upon plunder and finding gold than planting a colony; the choice of him for commander was unf
1571 AD (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Grenville, Sir Richard
Born in England in 1540; was a cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh.
When a mere youth he served in the imperial army of Germany against the Turks, and on his return was appointed to a command in Ireland, and made sheriff of Cork.
In 1571 he had a seat in Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
The colonization schemes of his kinsman commanded his ardent approval, and on April 9, 1585, he sailed from Plymouth, England, in command of some ships fitted out by Raleigh, bearing 180 colonists and a full complement of seamen, for the coast of Virginia.
Ralph Lane, a soldier of experience, accompanied him as governor of the colony.
Thomas Harriott, a distinguished mathematician and astronomer, was with them as historian and naturalist (see Harriott, Thomas) ; also Thomas Cavendish, the eminent English navigator, who sailed around the earth.
Grenville was more intent upon plunder and finding gold than planting a colony; the choice of him for commander was unf
April 9th, 1585 AD (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Grenville, Sir Richard
Born in England in 1540; was a cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh.
When a mere youth he served in the imperial army of Germany against the Turks, and on his return was appointed to a command in Ireland, and made sheriff of Cork.
In 1571 he had a seat in Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
The colonization schemes of his kinsman commanded his ardent approval, and on April 9, 1585, he sailed from Plymouth, England, in command of some ships fitted out by Raleigh, bearing 180 colonists and a full complement of seamen, for the coast of Virginia.
Ralph Lane, a soldier of experience, accompanied him as governor of the colony.
Thomas Harriott, a distinguished mathematician and astronomer, was with them as historian and naturalist (see Harriott, Thomas) ; also Thomas Cavendish, the eminent English navigator, who sailed around the earth.
Grenville was more intent upon plunder and finding gold than planting a colony; the choice of him for commander was un
1591 AD (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Thomas Cavendish (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Francis Drake (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
George Grenville (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Sir Richard Grenville (search for this): entry grenville-sir-richard
Grenville, Sir Richard
Born in England in 1540; was a cousin of Sir Walter Raleigh.
When a mere youth he served in the imperial army of Germany against the Turks, and on his return was appointed to a command in Ireland, and made sheriff of Cork.
In 1571 he had a seat in Parliament and was knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
The colonization schemes of his kinsman commanded his ardent approval, and on April 9, 1585, he sailed from Plymouth, England, in command of some ships fitted out by Raleig im as governor of the colony.
Thomas Harriott, a distinguished mathematician and astronomer, was with them as historian and naturalist (see Harriott, Thomas) ; also Thomas Cavendish, the eminent English navigator, who sailed around the earth.
Grenville was more intent upon plunder and finding gold than planting a colony; the choice of him for commander was unfortunate.
Sailing over the usual long southern route, they did not reach the coast of Florida until June, and as they went up the coas