Entries for the tag ‘Strickland, William (died 1598)’
Landowner who sailed on early voyages of exploration to the Americas and is credited with introducing the turkey into England, in later life a prominent Puritan MP. 
- 17 August 1561: William Strickland arrives at Flamborough and interviews witnesses of the northerly passage along the coast of Mary, Queen of Scots
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