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Islands Voyage: Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex, and Sir Walter Raleigh set sail on an expedition to the Azores.
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Islands Voyage
Part of the Anglo–Spanish War (1585–1604)
The Islands Voyage, also known as the Essex-Raleigh Expedition, was an ambitious, but unsuccessful naval campaign sent by Queen Elizabeth I of England, and supported by the United Provinces, against the Spanish Empire and Portuguese Empire of Philip II from the House of Habsburg…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex
English nobleman, soldier and rebel (1565–1601)
Robert Devereux, 2nd Earl of Essex was an English nobleman, soldier and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I.Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Walter Raleigh
English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Azores
Portuguese archipelago in the North Atlantic
The Azores, officially the Autonomous Region of the Azores, is one of the two autonomous regions of Portugal. It is an archipelago composed of nine volcanic islands in the Macaronesia region of the North Atlantic Ocean, about 1,400 km (870 mi) west of Lisbon, about 1,500 km (930…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)