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STEPHEN GILBERT ; 'Most French' of English sculptors and as a painter the only British member of the CoBrA group
; ...French art critic's description of Gilbert as " le plus francais des sculpteurs...theme and medium in his oeuvre, Gilbert's work remained wholly consistent...association with various movements. Gilbert pursued his individual vision by...overlooked. Born in Fife in 1910, Gilbert was associated with ...
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Querre-Muhau: Sir Philip Sidney and the New World.
; ...attended Shrewsbury school, Sir Henry was occupied viceregally...vocation and temper. Sir Henry's most feared commander...family, was the choleric Humphrey Gilbert, who was at this time...Church, Oxford. In August Sir Henry came up to receive...go to Wales (of which Sir Henry was ...
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Raleigh's Ireland gamble reaps right Royal return
; ...eldest brother, Sir John Gilbert, Vice-Admiral of Devon...exploration. In 1578, Sir Humphrey managed to pass on...an expedition that Sir Humphrey Gilbert was planning with the...Italian mercenaries that Sir Humphrey Gilbert had failed to intercept...
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Raleigh's romance, rivals and venture at roanoke
; ...half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert had to colonise...finance, Sir Humphrey offered huge...saying that Gilbert was "a man...June 1583, Sir Humphrey set out from...home. Sadly, Sir Humphrey's Squirrel...In 1584, Sir Humphrey's brothers Adrian ...
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ON THIS DAY.(News)
; 1583: Sir Humphrey Gilbert founded the first English colony in North America, and called it St John's, Newfoundland. 1891: The first American Express travellers...
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Town's seafaring links with an island far away
; ...for a matter of weeks. For Sir Humphrey Gilbert drowned when the ship sank...not discover Newfoundland, Sir Humphrey Gilbert was the first one to have the...Overseas Empire." The story of Sir Humphrey's journey is just one of those...
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An Explorer's Legacy (Cont'd)
; ...in New England" in 1602. That's doubtful. Norman fishermen were on the Grand Banks off Newfoundland by 1504, and Sir Humphrey Gilbert took possession of Newfoundland for England in 1583. Through most of the 1500s, fishermen from England's West Country...
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Birthdays
; ...former Colonel Commandant, QARANC, 93; Sir Howard Hodgkin, painter, 63; Sir Freddie Laker, air travel pioneer...87; Miss Moira Lister, actress, 72; Sir Donald McCallum, chairman, Laser Ecosse...Vice-Marshal Thomas Macdonald, 86; Sir David Madel MP, 57; Mr Dom Mintoff...David O'Brien, racehorse ...
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Big Chief Elizabeth: The Adventures and Fate of the First English Colonists in America
; ...adventurers early in the 16th century, and, later, of prominent Elizabethan figures like Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake and Sir Richard Grenville and including gifted characters like Ralph Lane, John White, and Thomas...
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QUIZ OF THE DAY; Coffee break.(Features)
; ...Elizabethan sailed to America with Sir Humphrey Gilbert in 1578? 7. Who was the last US president...Hopkins play the Victorian surgeon Sir Frederick Treves? 10. In 1996 at...Hispaniola; 4 Mexico; 5 Absolute zero; 6 Sir Walter Raleigh; 7 Gerald Ford in...
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