Sir Humphrey Gilbert

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  • 1539

    birth

    birth
    Sir Humphrey Gilbert was born on 1539 in England, United Kingdom.
    He was the second son of Otho Gilbert and Katherine Champernowne.
  • 1560

    Education

    Education
    Gilbert went to the Eton College and University Of Oxford where he learned to speak French and Spanish and studied war and navigation.
  • 1567

    Governor of Ulster

    Governor of Ulster
    After the assassination of Shane O'Neill in 1567, Sir Humphrey was appointed Governor of Ulster and served time as a member of the Irish Parliament.
  • 1570

    Married

    Married
    In 1570 Gilbert married Anna Ager, who would bear him six sons and one daughter.

  • Explorations

    Explorations
    He went to start a colony along the Atlantic Coast, north of Florida. He took five ships and headed to Maine. He was hoping to find a gold mine or Northwest Passage in the new lan.

  • Successes

    Successes
    Some successes of Sir Humphrey Gilbert were finding the Newfoundland and heading for the coast of Maine, signing a contract with Queen Elizabeth to start a colony, and voyaging all across the Atlantic ocean

  • Failures

    One failure of Sir Humphrey was when he sunk his ship named 'The Squirrel', his smallest boat, on the way back to England. The boat sank due to rough weathers and rocky seas.

  • Time of death

    Time of death
    Sir Humphrey's time of death was, as previously mentioned, on the way back to England on the Squirrel. The Squirrel got dragged under by the monstrous waves, and he was dragged along with it.