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Updated: June 22, 2025

Also certeine of their ships came vpon the coast of the Westsaxons, oftentimes setting their men on land to rob and spoile the countrie. But king Alfred tooke order in the best wise he might for defense of his countrie and people, and caused certeine mightie vessels to be builded, which he appointed foorth to incounter with the enimies ships.

Raphael Holinshed - Chronicles (1 of 6): The Historie of England (6 of 8): The Sixt Booke of the Historie of England

And so with exceeding much spoile and infinite prisoners, they returned home againe. It is well known that the English first became acquainted with Russia in the time of Ivan the Terrible. In the reign of Edward VI. a voyage was undertaken by Sir Hugh Willoughby and Richard Chancellor, who attempted to reach Russia by way of the North Sea.

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