Lectionary Calendar
Sunday, May 5th, 2024
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
Attention!
We are taking food to Ukrainians still living near the front lines. You can help by getting your church involved.
Click to donate today!
Click to donate today!
Bible Encyclopedias
Grenville, Sir Richard
The Nuttall Encyclopedia
Search for…
or Resource Toolbox
Additional Links
A gallant seaman of Queen Elizabeth's time; already a knight, commanded the first expedition sent by Raleigh to colonise Virginia; took part in the defeat of the Armada, and in 1591, while commanding the Revenge in Lord Howard's squadron, engaged single-handed the entire Spanish fleet off the Azores; after a desperate fight of about 18 hours, during which time four of the Spanish vessels were sunk, and upwards of 2000 of their men slain or drowned, he surrendered, was carried wounded on board a Spanish ship, in which he died; the fight is celebrated in Tennyson's noble ballad "The Revenge."
Copyright Statement
Public Domain.
Public Domain.
Bibliography Information
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grenville, Sir Richard'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grenville-sir-richard.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
Wood, James, ed. Entry for 'Grenville, Sir Richard'. The Nuttall Encyclopedia. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/nut/g/grenville-sir-richard.html. Frederick Warne & Co Ltd. London. 1900.
