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George Somers

Index George Somers

Sir George Somers (before 24 April 1554 – 9 November 1610) was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. [1]

Table of Contents

  1. 40 relations: Amyas Preston, Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Bermuda, Captain (Royal Navy), Caracas, Caulk, Coro, Venezuela, Dorset, Fixation (histology), Full-rigged pinnace, Jamestown supply missions, Jamestown, Virginia, Juniperus bermudiana, Knight Bachelor, La Guaira, London Company, Lyme Regis, Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency), Pico Naiguatá, Plymouth, Preston–Somers expedition, Privateer, Raleigh's El Dorado expedition, Ransom, Sea captain, Spanish Armada, Spanish West Indies, Starving Time, The Guianas, The History Press, The Tempest, Thomas Gates (governor), Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr, Trinidad, Tropical cyclone, Venezuela Province, Virginia Company, Walter Raleigh, Whitchurch Canonicorum, William Shakespeare.

  2. History of Bermuda
  3. People from Lyme Regis

Amyas Preston

Amyas Preston (died 1609) was an English privateer of the Elizabethan period.

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Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the Habsburg Kingdom of Spain and the Kingdom of England that was never formally declared.

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Bermuda

Bermuda (historically known as the Bermudas or Somers Isles) is a British Overseas Territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.

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Captain (Royal Navy)

Captain (Capt) is a senior officer rank of the Royal Navy.

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Caracas

Caracas, officially Santiago de León de Caracas (CCS), is the capital and largest city of Venezuela, and the center of the Metropolitan Region of Caracas (or Greater Caracas).

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Caulk

Caulk or caulking is a material used to seal joints or seams against leakage in various structures and piping.

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Coro, Venezuela

Coro is the capital of Falcón State and the second oldest city in Venezuela (after Cumaná).

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Dorset

Dorset (archaically: Dorsetshire) is a ceremonial county in South West England.

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Fixation (histology)

In the fields of histology, pathology, and cell biology, fixation is the preservation of biological tissues from decay due to autolysis or putrefaction.

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Full-rigged pinnace

The full-rigged pinnace was the larger of two types of vessel called a pinnace in use from the sixteenth century.

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Jamestown supply missions

The Jamestown supply missions were a series of fleets (or sometimes individual ships) from 1607 to around 1611 that were dispatched from England by the London Company (also known as the Virginia Company of London) with the specific goal of initially establishing the company's presence and later specifically maintaining the English settlement of "James Fort" on present-day Jamestown Island. George Somers and Jamestown supply missions are history of Bermuda.

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Jamestown, Virginia

The Jamestown settlement in the Colony of Virginia was the first permanent English settlement in the Americas. George Somers and Jamestown, Virginia are history of Bermuda.

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Juniperus bermudiana

Juniperus bermudiana is a species of juniper endemic to Bermuda.

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Knight Bachelor

The title of Knight Bachelor is the basic rank granted to a man who has been knighted by the monarch but not inducted as a member of one of the organised orders of chivalry; it is a part of the British honours system.

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La Guaira

La Guaira is the capital city of the Venezuelan state of the same name (formerly named Vargas) and the country's main port.

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London Company

The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.

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Lyme Regis

Lyme Regis is a town in west Dorset, England, west of Dorchester and east of Exeter.

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Lyme Regis (UK Parliament constituency)

Lyme Regis was a parliamentary borough in Dorset, which elected two Members of Parliament (MPs) to the House of Commons from 1295 until 1832, and then one member from 1832 until 1868, when the borough was abolished.

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Pico Naiguatá

Pico Naiguatá is the summit of a mountain in South America near Caracas, Venezuela, part of the Venezuelan Coastal Range, of which it is the highest peak.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a port city and unitary authority in Devon, South West England.

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Preston–Somers expedition

The Preston–Somers expedition, or the Capture of Caracas, was a series of military actions that took place from late May until the end of July 1595 during the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or vessel which engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Raleigh's El Dorado expedition

Raleigh's El Dorado expedition, also known as Raleigh's first voyage to Guiana, was an English military and exploratory expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh that took place during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1595.

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Ransom

Ransom is the practice of holding a prisoner or item to extort money or property to secure their release, or the sum of money involved in such a practice.

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Sea captain

A sea captain, ship's captain, captain, master, or shipmaster, is a high-grade licensed mariner who holds ultimate command and responsibility of a merchant vessel.

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Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada (often known as Invincible Armada, or the Enterprise of England, lit) was a Spanish fleet that sailed from Lisbon in late May 1588, commanded by Alonso de Guzmán, Duke of Medina Sidonia, an aristocrat without previous naval experience appointed by Philip II of Spain.

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Spanish West Indies

The Spanish West Indies, Spanish Caribbean or the Spanish Antilles (also known as "Las Antillas Occidentales" or simply "Las Antillas Españolas" in Spanish) were Spanish territories in the Caribbean.

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Starving Time

The Starving Time at Jamestown in the Colony of Virginia was a period of starvation during the winter of 1609–1610.

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The Guianas

The Guianas, also spelled Guyanas or Guayanas, is a region in north-eastern South America.

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The History Press

The History Press is a British publishing company specialising in the publication of titles devoted to local and specialist history.

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The Tempest

The Tempest is a play by William Shakespeare, probably written in 1610–1611, and thought to be one of the last plays that he wrote alone.

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Thomas Gates (governor)

Sir Thomas Gates (died 1622) was the governor of Jamestown in the English Colony of Virginia (now the Commonwealth of Virginia, part of the United States of America). George Somers and Thomas Gates (governor) are Castaways, history of Bermuda and Shipwreck survivors.

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Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr

Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr (9 July 1576 – 7 June 1618), was an English nobleman, for whom the bay, the river, and, consequently, a Native American people and U.S. state, all later called "Delaware", were named. George Somers and Thomas West, 3rd Baron De La Warr are people from colonial Virginia.

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Trinidad

Trinidad is the larger and more populous of the two major islands of Trinidad and Tobago.

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Tropical cyclone

A tropical cyclone is a rapidly rotating storm system with a low-pressure center, a closed low-level atmospheric circulation, strong winds, and a spiral arrangement of thunderstorms that produce heavy rain and squalls.

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Venezuela Province

The Venezuela Province (or Province of Caracas) was a province of the Spanish Empire (from 1527), of Gran Colombia (1824–1830) and later of Venezuela (from 1830), apart from an interlude (1528–1546) when it was contracted as a concession by the King of Spain to the German Welser banking family, as Klein-Venedig.

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Virginia Company

The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America.

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Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh (– 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.

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Whitchurch Canonicorum

Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale west-northwest of Bridport.

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William Shakespeare

William Shakespeare (23 April 1564 – 23 April 1616) was an English playwright, poet and actor.

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See also

History of Bermuda

People from Lyme Regis

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_Somers

Also known as Admiral Sir George Somers, Sir George Somers, Somers, George.