The Cambridge History of the British Empire, Volume 1John Holland Rose, Arthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians, Henry Dodwell The University Press, 1929 - Commonwealth countries |
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... E. 122 , 20/5 , Sept. 19 ( customs ledger ) , 1485/6 ; for the Azores probability , the undoubted residence of Azoreans in Bristol ( vide infra ) . In the spring of 1497 John Cabot sailed from Bristol The Cabot Voyages.
... E. 122 , 20/5 , Sept. 19 ( customs ledger ) , 1485/6 ; for the Azores probability , the undoubted residence of Azoreans in Bristol ( vide infra ) . In the spring of 1497 John Cabot sailed from Bristol The Cabot Voyages.
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... sailed from Bristol with a single small vessel , and at the beginning of August he was back in England with a report of the discovery of a new coast to the westward . No journal or map of the voyage has been preserved , and there are no ...
... sailed from Bristol with a single small vessel , and at the beginning of August he was back in England with a report of the discovery of a new coast to the westward . No journal or map of the voyage has been preserved , and there are no ...
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... sailed north - westwards into the Arctic ice in search of a route to Cathay , and that , having failed to find it , he turned southwards , coasted a great part of the American continent , and returned to England . They state , further ...
... sailed north - westwards into the Arctic ice in search of a route to Cathay , and that , having failed to find it , he turned southwards , coasted a great part of the American continent , and returned to England . They state , further ...
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... sailed . Four years later an Italian captain , Paolo Centurioni , came to London to discuss an expedition , but died there before anything had been done . In 1527 there was an indubitable voyage , seemingly at the King's expense . John ...
... sailed . Four years later an Italian captain , Paolo Centurioni , came to London to discuss an expedition , but died there before anything had been done . In 1527 there was an indubitable voyage , seemingly at the King's expense . John ...
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... sailed on eastwards , intent upon discovering the passage while the summer endured . He reached the desolate shore of Novaia Zemlia and was then forced by a leaky ship and the break - up of the weather to seek a haven in which to winter ...
... sailed on eastwards , intent upon discovering the passage while the summer endured . He reached the desolate shore of Novaia Zemlia and was then forced by a leaky ship and the break - up of the weather to seek a haven in which to winter ...
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