John Cabot is a key figure in a strong controversy regarding the discovery of North America. In reality, his name was Giovanni Caboto, and he was of Italian origin, though his birthplace is unclear; ...

Dr Alwyn Ruddock, a former reader in history at the University of London, was the world expert on John Cabot’s discovery voyages from Bristol to North America (1496-98).

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Imaginary Medallion portrait of John Cabot, from a memoir published in Venice in 1881. It was 1492 and his discovery was received in Europe with fanfare, and envy.

Evan T. Jones and Margaret M. Condon, Cabot and Bristol's Age of Discovery: The Bristol Discovery Voyages 1480-1508 (University of Bristol, 23 Nov 2016), ISBN 0995619301, 104 pp., 71 illustrations, ...

An investigation worthy of a Dan Brown novel has shed new light on the voyages of John Cabot,‭ ‬the Italian navigator and explorer, revealing that he may have‭ ‬had‭ ‬knowledge of ...

Explore the 15th century story of John Cabot and Richard Amerike. British Broadcasting Corporation Home. ... Hoping to find someone to sponsor a voyage of discovery, in 1495 Cabot came to Bristol, ...

Kim Campbell-McLean’s people have been in Labrador for more than 4,000 years. So when the annual provincial holiday that celebrates John Cabot’s “discovery” of North America in 1497 rolls ...

This article was originally published with the title “ John Cabot and the Discovery of Newfoundland ” in SA Supplements Vol. 44 No. 1137supp (October 1897), p. 18180 doi:10.1038 ...

A rare gold coin found in Newfoundland, Canada, was minted in England in the 1420s — at least 70 years before European explorer John Cabot set foot in the region. CNN values your feedback 1.

John Cabot’s celebrated ship dabbled in smuggling: author. It’s perhaps the most famous and important ship in Canadian history: the Matthew of Bristol, the 50-tonne vessel that carried Anglo ...