Historical place archive

Newfoundland in History

Browse historical events and people recorded at Newfoundland in England. The records below are rendered directly from the World History Database into this page's initial HTML.

2 records2 event labels2 people1579–1627

Historical events in Newfoundland

1579

1579
Rule of Newfoundland
Humphrey Gilbert · Exploration and Discovery

Claims Newfoundland for England

1627

10 July 1627
Discovery of Newfoundland
George Calvert · Exploration and Discovery

Sir George Calvert arrives in Newfoundland to develop his land grant

Provenance

About these place records

These entries are generated from stored World History Database records whose country and place fields match England and Newfoundland. Names, dates, event labels and descriptions are reviewed and normalised as the database develops. Historical place names may not match modern administrative boundaries.

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