Humphrey Gilbert: References & Edit History

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Gilbert’s career is recounted in D.B. Quinn, Voyages and Colonising Enterprises of Sir Humphrey Gilbert, 2 vol. (1940, reprinted in 1 vol., 1967).

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Anniversary information added. Aug 28, 2025
First paragraph modernization. Mar 06, 2024
Add new Web site: Famous Explorers - Sir Humphrey Gilbert Biography. Oct 24, 2021
Replaced media. Jan 12, 2021
Media added. Apr 06, 2018
Add new Web site: Explorers, Pirates and Privateers - Biography of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Apr 04, 2017
Add new Web site: National Park Service - Biography of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Aug 20, 2014
Added new Web site: Enchanted Learning - Biography of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. Apr 08, 2009
Article revised. Mar 21, 1999
Article added to new online database. Mar 18, 1999
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