England's very first official voyage of exploration to the New World didn't begin in London—or even under an Englishman's command. It began in Bristol in 1497 and was undertaken by Italian entrepreneur John Cabot (Giovanni Caboto).
Backed by Henry VII, Cabot's bold journey in search of Asia, but actually to the coast of North America, marked the quiet beginnings of England's imperial story—decades before Henry VIII or Elizabeth I ever dreamed of global power...
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