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Sir Ferdinando Gorges ( c. 1565-1568 – 24 May 1647) was a naval and military commander and governor of the important port of Plymouth in England. He was involved in Essex's Rebellion against the Queen, but escaped punishment by testifying against the main conspirators.
Sir Ferdinando Gorges has been called “the father of English colonization in North America,” but is perhaps better described as a Don Quixote, a quester who chased a romantic dream of English royalism in a garden of Eden where democracy eventually flowered instead.
Sir Ferdinando Gorges was a British proprietary founder of Maine, who promoted, though unsuccessfully, the colonization of New England along aristocratic lines. After a colourful military career in his early manhood, during which he was knighted (1591), Gorges’ life after 1605 was dominated by.
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Gorges of Plymouth Fort: A Life of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Captain of Plymouth Fort, Governor of New England, and Lord of the Province of Maine. By Richard Arthur Preston - 24 Hours access. EUR €51.00.
Ferdinando Gorges. This Site: Gorges, SIR FERDINANDO, colonial proprietor; born in Ashton Phillips, Somerset, England, about 1565; was associated with the courtiers of Queen Elizabeth; was engaged in the conspiracy of the Earl of Essex against the Queen's council (1600) ; and testified against him at his trial for treason (1601).
Jan 24, 2020 · The Crown appointed Sir Ferdinando Gorges as the Governor of the Fortress of Plymouth which included the defences and Garrison on St Nicholas, later Drake’s Island in 1995.
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A Life of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Captain of Plymouth Fort, Governor of New England, and Lord of the Province of Maine by Richard Arthur Preston (review) David B. Quinn. The Canadian Historical Review. University of Toronto Press. Volume 36, Number 4, December 1955.
