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Search for: 'Sir Richard Grenville' in Oxford Reference ». (1542–91),English landowner whose name will always be associated with the last fight of the Revenge. He was born at Buckland Abbey, Devon, and was Sir Walter Raleigh's cousin. Little is known of his early life except that he killed a man in a duel, was admitted a student of the Inner ...
Sir Richard Grenville (1541-1591): Descendiente de una conocida familia de marinos de Cornwall, su padre sirvió en 1545 al mando del Mary Rose, barco en el que murió. Fue un joven agresivo que mató a un hombre en una pelea callejera y luchó contra los turcos en Hungría. Se trasladó a Munster en Irlanda y se unió a los planes de ...
21 de feb. de 2013 · Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591), English sea captain and explorer, became a legendary figure in the resistance to the Spanish Armada, dying as a result of wounds sustained at the helm of the galleon Revenge in the Battle of Flores: a fight in which he struggled against overwhelming odds.
Sir Richard Grenville (1542-1591 CE) was an Elizabethan adventurer, mariner, and privateer whose life story is as entertaining as any fictional sailor. His early career saw him become a Member of Parliament, a soldier in Hungary, and a plantation owner in Ireland. Grenville took the first English colonists to North America in 1585 CE, battled ...
Richard Grenville. Sir Richard Grenville, o Greynvile (Clifton House, 6 giugno 1542 – Oceano Atlantico, 10 settembre 1591), è stato un corsaro, navigatore e politico inglese, membro dei Sea Dogs ed eroe nazionale inglese per aver affrontato con la sua nave, la Revenge, la flotta spagnola al largo delle Azzorre trovando la morte nello scontro.
24 de oct. de 2016 · Richard Grenville and the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Andy Gabriel-Powell. McFarland, Oct 24, 2016 - History - 192 pages. England's ill-fated first attempt to colonize America at Roanoke Island in 1587, more than 30 years before the Pilgrims set sail, has been the focus of numerous studies, fictional retellings and media interpretations.
14 de sept. de 2017 · Date of Death: September 1591. Place of Burial: Unknown. Soldier of fortune, sheriff, explorer, investor and privateer, Grenville, a cousin to Sir Walter Raleigh, was involved in Raleigh’s colonial ideals from the very beginning. Commanding a fleet of seven ships in 1585, Grenville led the first English colonial expedition to America.
