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Sir Richard Hawkins Sir Richard Hawkins
Sir Richard Hawkins 1562?-1622, English admiral, son of Sir John Hawkins. He served under Sir Francis Drake in the 1585-86 expedition to the West Indies, commanded the Swallow in the defeat of the Spanish Armada in 1588, and served under his father in 1590 in an unsuccessful expedition against... Read more
Spanish Armada Spanish Armada
Spanish Armada , 1588, fleet launched by Philip II of Spain for the invasion of England, to overthrow the Protestant Elizabeth I and establish Philip on the English throne; also called the Invincible Armada. Preparations, under the command of the marqués de Santa Cruz, began in 1586 but... Read more
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Sir Martin Frobisher Sir Martin Frobisher
Sir Martin Frobisher , 1535?-1594, English mariner. He went to sea as a boy, and spent much of his youth in the African trade. He later gained the friendship of Sir Humphrey Gilbert , through whom he became interested in the Northwest Passage . Licensed by Queen Elizabeth I and backed by a group... Read more
William Borough William Borough
William Borough 1536-99, British naval officer. A younger brother of Stephen Borough , William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company. As a naval officer he took part in Sir Francis Drake 's attack on Cádiz (1587) and also fought against the... Read more
Tilbury Tilbury
Tilbury , part of the urban district of Thurrock , Essex, E England. Tilbury Fort originated under Henry VIII; it was rebuilt and strengthened in the 17th cent. Queen Elizabeth I, in 1588, reviewed royal troops there when the Spanish Armada threatened England. The Tilbury docks, begun in 1882, make... Read more
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galleon oceangoing warship used by the European naval powers in the 15th and 16th cent. A large, cumbersome vessel, the galleon was three-masted and square-rigged, usually with two decks, and with its main batteries in broadsides. Galleons were much used to transport treasure and other cargo from... Read more
Spanish Main Spanish Main
Spanish Main mainland of Spanish America, particularly the coast of South America from the isthmus of Panama to the mouth of the Orinoco River. Spanish treasure fleets, sailing home from the New World, passed through the Caribbean N of the Main and were attacked by English buccaneers raiding from... Read more
Sir John Hawkins Sir John Hawkins
Sir John Hawkins 1532-95, English admiral. In 1562-63 and in 1564-65 he led extremely profitable expeditions that captured slaves on the W African coast, shipped them across the Atlantic, and sold them, despite Spanish prohibition, in Spanish ports in the West Indies. Hawkins set out on a similar... Read more
Bideford Bideford
Bideford , town (1985 est. 12,300), Devon, SW England, on the Torridge estuary. Formerly a major seaport, it still maintains some foreign trade (timber is imported) and has a boatbuilding industry. Tourism and the manufacture of gloves and concrete products are other important industries. Bideford... Read more

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