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| Sir Humphrey Gilbert |
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Sir Humphrey Gilbert was born into a Devon seafaring clan and was Walter Raleigh's half-brother . Gilbert became a navigator, who after many setbacks, led an expedition which founded the colony of Newfoundland, while searching for the North West Passage. He was lost at sea near the Azores while returning...
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| Sir Walter Raleigh |
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Sir Walter Raleigh (also spelt Ralegh) was born at East Budleigh and baptised at nearby Colaton Raleigh, he was a seafarer and explorer but wasn’t adverse to the odd bit of piracy. According to legend, he once laid down his cloak so that Queen Elizabeth I did not have to...
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William Wills was born in Totnes in 1834. He emigrated to Australia and along with his friend Burke, decided to cross Australia from south to north, something never done before. Both Wills and Burke died during the expedition. They are attributed with discovering the Gulf of Carpenteria...
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