EXTRA 61. Walter Raleigh’s cousin

Richard Grenville (1542-91) was a celebrated Elizabethan Sea Dog—an informal name bestowed upon English privateers who were authorised by Queen Elizabeth I to raid England\'s enemies, even during times of peace. Carrying letters of marque issued by the English Crown, the Sea Dogs frequently attacked both enemy shipping at sea and enemy outposts on land... frequently targeting the Spanish in American waters and ports. Check out the YouTube version of this episode which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams at: https://youtu.be/jsHtkKEUkPs https://youtu.be/XiTcSgMM06o Lost Colony of Roanoke books available at https://amzn.to/43RUaoL  PragerU podcast available at https://amzn.to/3MRvsz0 ENJOY Ad-Free content, Bonus episodes, and Extra materials when joining our growing community on https://patreon.com/markvinet  SUPPORT this channel by purchasing any product on Amazon using this FREE entry LINK https://amzn.to/3POlrUD (Amazon gives us credit at NO extra charge to you).  Video channel: https://youtube.com/c/TIMELINE_MarkVinet                                   Website: https://markvinet.com/podcast  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/mark.vinet.9 Twitter: https://twitter.com/HistoricalJesu   Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM   Audio Credit: LibriVox-A Book of American Explorers by T.W. Higginson, read by D. Gines; PragerU 5-Minute Videos with Douglas Murray: No Past, No Future? & Victor Davis Hanson: Why Study History? Audio & text excerpts reproduced under the Fair Use (Fair Dealings) Legal Doctrine for purposes such as criticism, comment, teaching, education, scholarship, research and news reporting.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.