John Cabot - The Canadian Encyclopedia
WEBJan 7, 2008 · John Cabot (a.k.a. Giovanni Caboto), merchant, explorer (born before 1450 in Italy, died at an unknown place and date). In 1496, King Henry VII of England granted Cabot the right to sail in search of a westward trade route to Asia and lands unclaimed by Christian monarchs.
John Cabot: Route, Facts & Discoveries ‑ HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · John Cabot, born Giovanni Caboto, was an Italian explorer and trader who is credited with being among the first Europeans to set foot in the New World of North America.
John Cabot | Biography, Accomplishments, & Facts | Britannica
WEBAug 27, 2024 · John Cabot, navigator and explorer who by his voyages in 1497 and 1498 helped lay the groundwork for the later British claim to Canada. His voyages were commissioned by England’s King Henry VII, and the effect of Cabot’s efforts was to reveal the viability of a short route across the North Atlantic.
John Cabot - Wikipedia
WEBHis 1497 voyage to the coast of North America under the commission of Henry VII, King of England is the earliest known European exploration of coastal North America since the Norse visits to Vinland in the eleventh century.
‘Discovery’ of New Found Land and Cape Breton: Who was …
WEBJun 26, 2020 · The Venetian navigator Giovanni Caboto (John Cabot), commissioned by Henry VII of England, landed in Newfoundland, on June 24, 1497 believing it to be an island off the coast of Asia and named it New Found Land.
List of monarchs and heads of state of Finland - Wikipedia
WEBThis is a list of monarchs and heads of state of Finland; that is, the kings of Sweden with regents and viceroys of the Kalmar Union, the grand dukes of Finland, a title used by most Swedish monarchs, up to the two-year regency following the independence in 1917, with a brief flirtation with a truly domestic monarchy.
The Story of Leif Erikson - Life in Norway
WEBSep 4, 2018 · Leif Erikson was the middle son of Erik the Red, the founder of the Norse settlement in Greenland and his wife Thjodhild. Leif Eriksson statue in Reykjavik, Iceland. We don’t know exactly when and where he was born but it’s believed to have been around 970CE in the recently-colonised Iceland.
John Cabot: Biography, Explorer, Facts, Route to Canada
WEBAug 2, 2023 · John Cabot was a Venetian explorer and navigator known for his 1497 voyage to North America, where he claimed land in Canada for England. After setting sail in May 1498 for a return voyage to...
Jacques Cartier: Route, Facts & Accomplishments ‑ HISTORY
WEBNov 9, 2009 · In 1534, France’s King Francis I authorized the navigator Jacques Cartier to lead a voyage to the New World in order to seek gold and other riches, as well as a new route to Asia.
Kingdom of Finland (1918) - Wikipedia
WEBThe Kingdom of Finland (Finnish: Suomen kuningaskunta; Swedish: Konungariket Finland; 1918–1919) was a failed attempt to establish a monarchy in Finland in the aftermath of the Finnish Declaration of Independence from Russia in December 1917 and the Finnish Civil War from January to May 1918. …
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