Claire RidgwayJul 27, 2025
England’s first official voyage to the New World didn’t sail from London—but from Bristol in 1497, led by Italian explorer John Cabot and backed by Henry VII. It was the quiet start of England’s empire…
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The Tiny Tudor Ship that Crossed the Atlantic - John Cabot and The Matthew - The Tudor Society

England's very first official voyage of exploration to the New World didn't begin in London—or even under an Englishman's command. It began in Bristol in 1497 and was undertaken by Italian entrepreneur John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto). Backed by Henry VII, Cabot's bold journey in search of Asia, but actually to the coast of North America, marked the quiet beginnings of England's imperial story—decades before Henry VIII or Elizabeth I ever dreamed of global power...

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World History EncyclopediaJul 7, 2023
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Martin Frobisher

Sir Martin Frobisher (c. 1535-1594 CE) was an Elizabethan adventurer and explorer who embarked on three expeditions in the 1570s CE to chart the waters of the North American Arctic and find the Northwest...

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