Richard Grenville (1541?-1591) English naval commander and hero. Tennyson celebrated his bravery at Flores in 1591 in his poem 'The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet'. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's 'History'.

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Richard Grenville (1541?-1591) English naval commander and hero. Tennyson celebrated his bravery at Flores in 1591 in his poem 'The Revenge: A Ballad of the Fleet'. Engraving by Michiel van der Gucht (1660-1725) for Clarendon's 'History'.

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