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Cabot Sails in the Matthew

England · Exploration / Age of Discovery. Chronological records rendered directly from the World History Database.

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1497Date range
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1497

Henry VII2 May 1497

Bristol · Exploration / Age of Discovery

John Cabot leaves Bristol in the Matthew on a westward voyage sponsored under Henry VII's patent.

Names involved

Henry VII

Provenance

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