While argument still persists over his birthplace - Venice or Genoa - when he sailed for a British king, his name was anglicized to John Cabot. King Henry VII of England authorized Cabot to "seek ...

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The Tudor period was one of great exploration, an activity that could provide both increased trade and new colonies. John Cabot (c 1450 - c 1500) was an Italian navigator and explorer who sailed ...