71 illustrations, £11.99 rrp. John Cabot's voyage to North America in 1497, on the Matthew of Bristol, has long been famous. But who was Cabot? Why did he come to Bristol? And what did he achieve? In ...

On a voyage of discovery at the end of the 15th ... two illustrated books about the history of Bristol and a book about John Cabot and the naming of America.

While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British king, his name was anglicized to John ... rewarded Cabot for his successful voyage ...

Broome's book, Amerike, The Briton Who Gave America its Name, suggests that America was named by John Cabot in 1496 - years before Vespucci's voyage. According to Broome, the Bristol-based ...

After John Cabot's 1497 voyage to North America, it wasn't until 1534 and Jacques Cartier that a major expedition was sent out to the northern part of of North America. King Francis I of France ...