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495. Was Humphrey Gilbert a Pirate?

495. Was Humphrey Gilbert a Pirate?

History of North America · History of North America

April 8, 202610m 19s

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English adventurer, explorer, soldier, and Member of Parliament, Sir Humphrey Gilbert (1539-83), 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.

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