Richard Grenville Timeline

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  • 1542 CE - 1591 CE
    Life of the Elizabethan adventurer, mariner and privateer Sir Richard Grenville.
  • 1562 CE
    Richard Grenville is pardoned after killing a man during a riot.
  • 1563 CE
    Richard Grenville serves as a Member of Parliament.
  • 1568 CE
    Richard Grenville creates a plantation in the Munster region of Ireland.
  • 1571 CE
    Richard Grenville represents Cornwall as a Member of Parliament.
  • 1571 CE
    Richard Grenville fails to win royal approval for his proposed expedition to find the great southern continent.
  • Apr 1585 CE - Jul 1585 CE
    Settlers sail to Virginia in North America to create England's first colony on Roanoke Island.
  • Jul 1588 CE - Aug 1588 CE
    Richard Grenville fights against the Spanish Armada.
  • 1591 CE
    Richard Grenville sails as vice-admiral to Lord Thomas Howard in an expedition to plunder Spanish treasure ships in the Azores.
  • 9 Sep 1591 CE - 10 Sep 1591 CE
    Richard Grenville commands the Revenge in a heroic but losing battle against a large Spanish fleet in the Azores.

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1542 CE - 1591 CE: Life of the Elizabethan adventurer, mariner and privateer Sir Richard Grenville.
 
1562 CE: Richard Grenville is pardoned after killing a man during a riot.
 
1563 CE: Richard Grenville serves as a Member of Parliament.
 
1568 CE: Richard Grenville creates a plantation in the Munster region of Ireland.
 
1571 CE: Richard Grenville represents Cornwall as a Member of Parliament.
 
1571 CE: Richard Grenville fails to win royal approval for his proposed expedition to find the great southern continent.
 
1585 CE: Settlers sail to Virginia in North America to create England's first colony on Roanoke Island.
 
1588 CE: Richard Grenville fights against the Spanish Armada.
 
1591 CE: Richard Grenville sails as vice-admiral to Lord Thomas Howard in an expedition to plunder Spanish treasure ships in the Azores.
 
1591 CE: Richard Grenville commands the Revenge in a heroic but losing battle against a large Spanish fleet in the Azores.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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