Richard Grenville Timeline

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1542 - 1591

Life of the Elizabethan adventurer, mariner and privateer Sir Richard Grenville.
1562

Richard Grenville is pardoned after killing a man during a riot.
1563

Richard Grenville serves as a Member of Parliament.
1568

Richard Grenville creates a plantation in the Munster region of Ireland.
1571

Richard Grenville represents Cornwall as a Member of Parliament.
1571

Richard Grenville fails to win royal approval for his proposed expedition to find the great southern continent.
Apr 1585 - Jul 1585

Settlers sail to Virginia in North America to create England's first colony on Roanoke Island.
Jul 1588 - Aug 1588

Richard Grenville fights against the Spanish Armada.
1591

Richard Grenville sails as vice-admiral to Lord Thomas Howard in an expedition to plunder Spanish treasure ships in the Azores.
9 Sep 1591 - 10 Sep 1591

Richard Grenville commands the Revenge in a heroic but losing battle against a large Spanish fleet in the Azores.

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