Northwest Passage

July 2, 2012

Pirate Pyrite

Sir Martin Frobisher (1535ish – 1594) was a privateer (a pirate with permission from his government to rob and plunder enemy ships) who worked for Queen Elizabeth, plundering Spanish and French ships. He was arrested several times on piracy charges, but managed to evade trial. He is best known for exploring parts of Canada in [...]

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