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History of North America - E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland

E118. Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland

05/15/25 • 12 min

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History of North America

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!

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LibriVox: A Book of American Explorers by T.W. Higginson, read by D. Desalvo; Sir Humphrey Gilbert, an 1850 poem by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from The Seaside and the Fireside, in the “By the Seaside” section of the volume.

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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 accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams.

ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).

LibriVox: A Book of American Explorers by T.W. Higginson, read by D. Desalvo; Sir Humphrey Gilbert, an 1850 poem by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from The Seaside and the Fireside, in the “By the Seaside” section of the volume.

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