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16th-century English explorers

  • Francis DrakeFrancis Drake was born at Crowndale Farm in Tavistock, Devon, England. His birth date remains uncertain, though estimates place it around 1540 or 1541 based…
  • Humphrey GilbertSir Humphrey Gilbert entered the world around 1539 as the fifth son of Otho Gilbert, a man who held estates at Compton, Greenway, and Galmpton in Devon.
  • Martin FrobisherMartin Frobisher was probably born in 1535 or 1536, the son of merchant Bernard Frobisher and Margaret York. His father died prematurely in 1542, leaving the…