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Discovery of Tobacco

Name: Discovery of Tobacco – England factsheet records
Creator: World History Database

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

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1586Date range

1Named people

1Places

Chronological records

1586

Francis Drake1586

London · Exploration / Exploration and Discovery

Returns to England with potato & tobacco

Names involved

Francis Drake

Provenance

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