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A stamp depicting Gilbert. After the assassination of O'Neill in 1567, Gilbert was appointed governor of Ulster and served as a member of the Irish Parliament.At about this time, he petitioned William Cecil, Queen Elizabeth's principal secretary, for a recall to England, citing "for the recovery of my eyes", but his ambitions still rested in Ireland and particularly in the southern province of ...
Humphrey Gilbert (1539–1583) was an English adventurer, colonialist and MP at the court of Elizabeth I. Humphrey Gilbert may also refer to: Humphrey Gilbert (cricketer) (1886–1960), Indian-born English cricketer; CCGS Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, renamed Polar Prince
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In addition to the scorched earth policy, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Warham St Leger, Perrot and later Nicholas Malby and Lord Grey and William Pelham, deliberately targeted civilians, including women and children, the elderly or infirm or even those of diminished mental capacity regardless of whether they supported the Desmonds or not. It was ...
HMS Squirrel (1582) was a discovery vessel perennially commanded by explorer Sir Humphrey Gilbert, and lost with all hands in 1583. HMS Squirrel (1694) was a 4-gun yacht launched in 1694 and sold in 1714. HMS Squirrel (1703) was a 20-gun sixth rate launched in 1703 and captured later that year by French privateers.
In 1574 he, together with Sir Humphrey Gilbert, Sir Richard Grenville, and Christopher Carleill, petitioned the queen to allow them an expedition into unknown lands. In the enterprise, which finally took form in 1583, Peckham alongside Thomas Gerard was the chief adventurer, Gilbert assigning to him large grants of land and liberty of trade.
The only account of Ingram's travels was written down by Sir Francis Walsingham and Sir George Peckham in 1582, after Ingram narrated the account to him at the request of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. [ 1 ] : 20 [ 6 ] Browne and Twide had died in the interim and only Ingram could attest to their purported journey.