West Country Men: Difference between revisions
Content deleted Content added
Marcocapelle (talk | contribs) →References: Removed grandparent category of Category:People of Elizabethan Ireland Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit Advanced mobile edit |
No edit summary Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 2: | Line 2: | ||
[[File:Sir Richard Grenville from NPG.jpg|thumb|right|A portrait of [[Richard Grenville|Sir Richard Grenville]]]] |
[[File:Sir Richard Grenville from NPG.jpg|thumb|right|A portrait of [[Richard Grenville|Sir Richard Grenville]]]] |
||
The '''West Country Men''' were a group of influential individuals in [[Elizabethan period|Elizabethan England]] who advocated the [[Plantations of Ireland|English colonisation]] of [[Munster]], attacks on the [[Spanish Empire]], and the expansion of the [[English Empire]]. The group included [[Humphrey Gilbert|Sir Humphrey Gilbert]], [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]], [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]], [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|Sir John Hawkins]], [[Richard Grenville|Sir Richard Grenville]], and [[Ralph Lane|Sir Ralph Lane]].<ref>{{Cite book| first=Alan| last=Taylor| authorlink=Alan Taylor (historian)| title=American Colonies, The Settling of North America| publisher=Penguin| year=2001| isbn=0-14-200210-0| url=https://archive.org/details/americancolonies00tayl| url-access=registration| pages=[https://archive.org/details/americancolonies00tayl/page/119 119], 123}}</ref> Five of these individuals originated in the southwest region of England known as the [[West Country]], and were particularly associated with the |
The '''West Country Men''' were a group of influential individuals in [[Elizabethan period|Elizabethan England]] who advocated the [[Plantations of Ireland|English colonisation]] of [[Munster]], attacks on the [[Spanish Empire]], and the expansion of the [[English Empire]]. The group included [[Humphrey Gilbert|Sir Humphrey Gilbert]], [[Walter Raleigh|Sir Walter Raleigh]], [[Francis Drake|Sir Francis Drake]], [[John Hawkins (naval commander)|Sir John Hawkins]], [[Richard Grenville|Sir Richard Grenville]], and [[Ralph Lane|Sir Ralph Lane]].<ref>{{Cite book| first=Alan| last=Taylor| authorlink=Alan Taylor (historian)| title=American Colonies, The Settling of North America| publisher=Penguin| year=2001| isbn=0-14-200210-0| url=https://archive.org/details/americancolonies00tayl| url-access=registration| pages=[https://archive.org/details/americancolonies00tayl/page/119 119], 123}}</ref> Five of these individuals originated in the southwest region of England known as the [[West Country]], and were particularly associated with the of [[Devon]], especially [[Plymouth]]. |
||
==References== |
==References== |
||
Latest revision as of 20:47, 28 March 2024
The West Country Men were a group of influential individuals in Elizabethan England who advocated the English colonisation of Munster, attacks on the Spanish Empire, and the expansion of the English Empire. The group included Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir John Hawkins, Sir Richard Grenville, and Sir Ralph Lane.[1] Five of these individuals originated in the southwest region of England known as the West Country, and were particularly associated with the seaports of Devon, especially Plymouth.
References[edit]
- ^ Taylor, Alan (2001). American Colonies, The Settling of North America. Penguin. pp. 119, 123. ISBN 0-14-200210-0.
 | This article related to the British Empire (1497–1997) is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |