Hugh Willoughby
✓ Source-basedstableEnglish polar explorer
Historical FiguresLived 1500 to 1554 · aged 54
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Sir Hugh Willoughby was an English soldier and an early Arctic voyager. He served in the court of Henry VIII and fought in the Scottish campaign where he was knighted for his valour. In 1553, he was selected by a company of London merchants to lead a fleet of three vessels in search of a Northeast Passage.
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Historical Figures
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Historical Figure
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Lived 1500 to 1554 · aged 54
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