Borough, William

Borough, William,

1536–99, British naval officer. A younger brother of Stephen BoroughBorough, Stephen
, 1525–84, English navigator. Under the direction of Richard Chancellor he was master of the Edward Bonaventure, the first ship to round (1553) North Cape and reach Russia by the arctic route, and the only ship to return safely from the expedition.
..... Click the link for more information. , William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company. As a naval officer he took part in Sir Francis DrakeDrake, Sir Francis,
1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). Early Career

He was born in Devonshire, the son of a yeoman, and was at an early age apprenticed to a ship captain.
..... Click the link for more information. 's attack on Cádiz (1587) and also fought against the Spanish Armada (1588). He wrote accounts of his voyages and a treatise on the variation of the compass and compiled several charts.

单词	borough, william
释义	Borough, William Borough, William, 1536–99, British naval officer. A younger brother of Stephen BoroughBorough, Stephen , 1525–84, English navigator. Under the direction of Richard Chancellor he was master of the Edward Bonaventure, the first ship to round (1553) North Cape and reach Russia by the arctic route, and the only ship to return safely from the expedition. ..... Click the link for more information. , William accompanied him on early voyages and was himself a captain for the Muscovy Company. As a naval officer he took part in Sir Francis DrakeDrake, Sir Francis, 1540?–1596, English navigator and admiral, first Englishman to circumnavigate the world (1577–80). Early Career He was born in Devonshire, the son of a yeoman, and was at an early age apprenticed to a ship captain. ..... Click the link for more information. 's attack on Cádiz (1587) and also fought against the Spanish Armada (1588). He wrote accounts of his voyages and a treatise on the variation of the compass and compiled several charts.
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