William mcfee, life of sir martin frobisher 1928, is an adequate biography. Born in glendale, arizona, in 1925, marty robbins was an iconic country and western singer. Giles cripplegate churchyard, london, city of london, greater london, england. Question was posted on nov 12, 20 in history of england. Frobisher was an english seaman who completed three. After martins three voyages he returned to altoffs in 1591 where he married his second wife dorothy wentworth daughter of thomas wentworth. They said that the man was standing right across the hotel and was siting in the bathroom door. Martin frobisher died from the spanish forces at plymouth, england. He was vice admiral for sir francis drakes expedition to the west indies in 1585.
Instead, he discovered labrador and what is now frobisher bay. Sir martin frobisher, english navigator and early explorer of canadas northeast coast. He obtained funding by collaborating with michael lok. It was in 1594 that martin frobisher died from his wounds that he.
In 1585, frobisher took part in fighting the west indiesthe spanish colonies with sir francis drake. Frobisher was born around 1535, the sixteenth child of his parents, came from an old yorkshire family who had lived in the municipality of normanton in the west riding of yorkshire since the mid. Culture contact and the frobisher voyages the ultimate. By the time he reached the hudson strait the fog and ice forced him and his crew to return back to england, frobisher believed he had found the passage to china. What was sir martin frobisher convinced he found and what did he actually find. Martin frobisher was an english explorer who became a licensed pirate and plundered french ships off the coast of africa. Martin frobisher historical records and family trees. In the 1570s, he made three voyages to discover a northwest passage. Martin frobisherfirst arctic voyagemartin frobishers first expedition was in 1576. Martin was among the quarter of the expedition who survived, in 1554, he joined. Sir martin frobisher was an english seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the new. Frobishers apparent demise, in 1578, put an end to his attempts to find a northwest passage to india.
Martin frobisher, born in yorkshire, went to london as a boy to be educated by a relative. Frobisher made several voyages to frobisher bay on baffin island believing that the area held mineral wealth. Frobisher became discouraged after his failed voyages and returned to military action in 1579. But old habits were hard to break, and he reverted to privateering. Sir martin frobisher, born in yorkshire, altofts 59 years old c. In 1535, he made a second trip returning his sons to donnacona. He is best known for his three voyages to the new world in search for the northwest passage early years. Frobisher went on voyages to the guinea coast of africa in 1553 and 1554, and during the 1560s he preyed on french shipping in the. This page was written because of a chapter in weird and tragic shores. When martin was of an age to be schooled, his widowed mother put him in the care of her brother, sir john york, then master of the mint and resident. His father, bernard frobisher, of altofts, died during his infancy, and he was sent to london, and placed under the care of sir john york, a kinsman, who perceiving the boy to be of great spirit, courage, and hardiness of body, sent him on his first voyage to guinea in the autumn of 1554. He was kept at school until 1545, when he was thirteen. One of many explorers looking for a northwest passage to the orient, sir martin frobisher was one of the first english explorers to sail the northeast north american coast. He explored the coast and butchers island until 18 august, and then he returned homewards, reaching london by 9 october.
Maritime ratcliff and martin frobisher the lost city. Yorkshire who made three trips to the new world in search of the northwest. By 1565 he is referred to as captain martin frobisher, and in 15711572 as being in the public service at sea off the coast of ireland. He lived just long enough to be taken back to plymouth. Over the course of this and two subsequent voyages, his mission transformed from searching for the northwest passage to mining for gold on baffin island. Confronted with bad storms and monstrous high islands and mountains of ice, he and his men spent two weeks passing up and down the coast, unable to land.
He is known as one of queen elizabeth is most aggressive and enterprising seamen, feared by europeans for his privateering and for his role in the battle against the spanish armada in 1588. Sir john hawkins, sir francis drake, sir walter raleigh and sir martin himself. Frobisher, martin article about frobisher, martin by the. In which martin frobisher looks for the northwest passage. He showed no aptitude for book learning, so his kinsman sent him to sea. In 1589 he went to azores 3 times and took many valuable spanish ships. He was a younger son of the mercer sir william lok. Frobisher discovered the bay now named for him on baffin island, but was deceived by the pyrites, which he took for gold courtesy bodleian library, oxford.
He died of a bullet wound, received near brest, where he had been sent to relieve the spanish siege. How old is uranium discovered 1789 martin heinrich. He had been a keen student in only one subject navigation. Sir martin frobisher was an english seaman and privateer who made three voyages to the new world to look for the northwest passage. Sir michael lok was an english merchant and traveller, the main backer of martin frobisher. He was one of five children of bernard frobisher and his wife, the daughter of a knightly family named york. Sir martin frobisher facts biography yourdictionary. Sir martin frobisher 15351594 find a grave memorial. Later, he was knighted for fighting against the spanish armada. Sir martin frobisher was an english pirate originally from wakefield.
He taught himself how to play guitar while serving in the u. In june of 1576, martin frobisher left england with three small ships in a quest for the northwest passage. On his second voyage frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships. There where many people at his funeral that was one of the. Frobisher, sir martin, mariner, privateer, explorer, the first englishman after the cabots to seek a northwest passage. Some days afterward he reached the mouth of frobisher bay, which he deemed to be a strait. On his second voyage, frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three. Martin frobisher simple english wikipedia, the free. Arnaq or egnock died november 1577 was the name assigned by the english to an inuk woman from qikiqtaaluk baffin island, nunavut, who was taken hostage by sir martin frobisher on his second journey to find the north west passage. Sir martin frobisher as privateer and hero to his queen. The story of charles francis hall, explorer by chauncey loomis. In the 1570s, he made three voyages to discover a northwest passage to the orient.
He probably sighted resolution island near labrador in northeastern canada, before entering frobisher bay and landing on presentday baffin island. Bristols involvement with polar adventures and exploration. While the mining attempts on these expeditions proved unfruitful and frobishers reputation subsequently declined, his favor with the queen still remained positive. Like much else in martin frobishers life, its beginning is a matter of some uncertainty. Holocaust survivor martin gray was 93 years old when he died on april 25, 2016, two days before his 94th birthday birthdate. In the course of an expedition that was searching for a northwest passage to china and india 157678, frobisher.
Martin thomas frobisher was born circa 1867, at birth place, to martin frobisher and elizabeth frobisher. The extant personal papers of frobisher suggest that he leaned little towards. Born around 1535 in yorkshire, england, martin frobisher became a licensed pirate and plundered french ships off the coast of africa. Sir martin frobisher was an english seaman and a privateer. He made three voyages to the new world to look for the northwest passage. Sir martin frobisher, mariner, privateer, explorer born ca. The 3rd time frobisher sailed to america he sailed to the hudson strait. Following the death of his mother in 1549, martin frobisher lived with his uncle, sir john york, who was then an officer of the mint. By 1588, martin was praised for defeating the spanish armada.
On november 22, 1594, english seaman and explorer sir martin frobisher passed away. He was the third of five sons born to joseph frobisher 17101763 and rachel hargreaves 17181790. He was born at his familys ancestral home of altofts. Asked in africanamerican history, martin luther king, jr. On his second voyage, frobisher found what he thought was gold ore and carried 200 tons of it home on three ships, where initial assaying determined it to be. He explored much of canada in the process and claimed the land for england.
In 1952, he tried to stop the spanish merchant ship that was carrying gold from panama, and got badly injured. People were amazed at the man and his craft, but he died soon after from a cold. He died of wounds sustained in another naval action against the spanish in 1594. At an early age he was sent to a school in london and placed under the care of a kinsman, sir john york, who in 1544 placed him on board a ship belonging to a small fleet of merchantmen sailing to guinea. Frobisher bay in eastern canada was named after martin frobisher since 1987. Sir martin frobisher was one of the first englishmen to search for the northwest passage, and he personally led three expeditions to the canadian arctic. All landed in northeastern canada, around todays resolution island and frobisher bay. Joseph frobisher was born at halifax, yorkshire in 1748. Martin found very little happiness in his country and soon sailed the seas again. Frobisher, martin dnb00 wikisource, the free online. Unlike pirates, privateers pursued an enemy to the crown and were therefore in possession of a licence, as were the voyageurs and their employers. Chapter three, frobisher bay exploration, has a short history of martin frobishers adventures around baffin island in the 16th century.
Martin was baptized on month day 1867, at baptism place. As for sir martin frobisher, hoping to find a northwest passage to india, he traveled to inauspicious destinations. Martin landau was 89 years old when he died on july 15, 2017 birthdate. Sir martin frobisher birthplacealtofts, yorkshire diedtuesday, november 15, 1594 nationalityenglish occupation seaman frobisher, martin born circa 1530 or 1540 at altofts, yorkshire. He died prematurely in august 1542, leaving no known obligations but the care of his wife and children to his elder brother, francis. Martin frobisher article about martin frobisher by the. Martin frobisher was one of the first people to explore canada. Martin frobisher set sail from england in 1576 on a voyage of exploration. But he became one of elizabeths trusted sea dogs or privateers. On these trips, frobisher visited greenland and baffin island, including frobisher bay, and attempted to found a colony there. Sir martin frobisher 1535 1594 was a british seaman from yorkshire who made several voyages to the new world to look for the northwest passage. All landed in northeastern canada around todays resolution island and frobisher bay. Of martins own father, bernard frobisher, there is little extant information. The frobishers were an old yorkshire family descended from richard frobysher of altofts and thorne, a first cousin of sir martin frobisher.
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