Stories of Elizabethan Heroes

About this eBook

Author

Gilliat, Edward, 1841-1915

Title

Stories of Elizabethan heroes : Stirring records of the intrepid bravery and boundless resource of the men of Queen Elizabeth's reign

Original Publication

London: Seeley, Service & Co. Limited, 1914.

Credits

Al Haines

Language

English

LoC Class

DA: History: General and Eastern Hemisphere: Great Britain, Ireland, Central Europe

Subject

Great Britain -- History -- Elizabeth, 1558-1603

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 73507

Release Date

May 1, 2024

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.STORIES OF ELIZABETHAN HEROES — CHAPTER I THE ELIZABETHAN WORLD — CHAPTER II SIR JOHN HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND ADMINISTRATOR — CHAPTER III GEORGE CLIFFORD, EARL OF CUMBERLAND, THE CHAMPION OF THE TILT-YARD — CHAPTER IV SIR MARTIN FROBISHER, THE EXPLORER OF THE NORTHERN SEAS — CHAPTER V SIR HUMPHREY GILBERT, THE FOUNDER OF NEWFOUNDLAND — CHAPTER VI LORD HOWARD OF EFFINGHAM, THE TRUSTED OF THE QUEEN — CHAPTER VII SIR RICHARD GRENVILLE, THE HERO OF FLORES — CHAPTER VIII JOHN DAVIS, THE HERO OF THE ARCTIC AND PACIFIC — CHAPTER IX FRANCIS DRAKE, THE SCOURGE OF SPAIN — CHAPTER X SIR FRANCIS DRAKE, THE QUEEN'S GREATEST SEAMAN — CHAPTER XI SIR RICHARD HAWKINS, SEAMAN AND GEOGRAPHER

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