Early English exploration

What explorers had opened up the world?

Spanish and Portuguese

What trade did the Portuguese dominate?

Spice

What were Bristol merchants/seamen interested in?

Possibilities of transatlantic discovery

Who was John Cabot?

A merchant involved in the Venetian spice trade before moving to Spain.

When did Cabot arrive in England?

1494/95

Why were Bristol fish merchants looking for alternative fishing grounds to exploit?

Excluded from Icelandic waters by the Hanseatic League

When did Cabot receive authorisation from H7 to search anywhere and set off on sail?

1497

What did Cabot discover?

Newfoundland and existence of new fishing grounds

What happened on his second voyage in 1498?

Never returned and presumed lost at sea

What did Johns son Sebastian Cabot do?

Receive sponsorship from h7 and led an unsuccessful attempt to find the north-east passage to Asia in 1508

Why did English exploration tail off?

Accession of h8