Humphrey Gilbert in Newfoundland

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539–83) was an Elizabethan adventurer, explorer, member of parliament and soldier who served during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I and was a pioneer of the English colonial empire in North America. He was a maternal half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh and a cousin of Sir Richard Grenville. His dramatic death at sea in 1583 is immortalized by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. E118 Check out the YouTube version of this episode at https://youtu.be/plC46WFVTE4  which has accompanying visuals including maps, charts, timelines, photos, illustrations, and diagrams. Humphrey Gilbert book at https://amzn.to/3ZlmlfQ  Henry Wadsworth Longfellow books at https://amzn.to/4jQstoJ  England History books available at https://amzn.to/4526W5n    Age of Discovery books available at https://amzn.to/3ZYOhnK  Age of Exploration books available at https://amzn.to/403Wcjx     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).  Mark Vinet\'s HISTORICAL JESUS podcast is available at https://parthenonpodcast.com/historical-jesus Mark\'s TIMELINE 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/MarkVinet_HNA Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/denarynovels   Mark\'s books: https://amzn.to/3k8qrGM  LibriVox: A Book of American Explorers by T.W. Higginson, read by D. Desalvo; Sir Humphrey Gilbert, an 1850 poem by American Poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, from The Seaside and the Fireside, in the “By the Seaside” section of the volume.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.