“He who goes easy goes far” - Proverb of Saintonge. Model of 17th Century Brouage What do you think of when asked “What is the origin of Canada”? Do you think of the encounter by Jacques Cartier with the St. Lawrence Iroquois in 1535 at the “narrowing of the great river”, otherwise known as Quebec? Cartier meets Donnacona Perhaps you might think of the Italian explorer John Cabot hoisting the English royal banner at a place later called Bonavista, Newfoundland during his voyage in 1497? ...

Sir Martin Frobisher (from 1620) In my series of articles on Martin Frobisher in my Substack Beyond Brant and Brock, I provide an overview of the life of Sir Martin Frobisher as it relates to the founding of Canada. To achieve that I had to be selective. 22: Preparing to journey to the Artic: Martin Frobisher becomes a Privateer by Glenn J Lea The Englishman Martin Frobisher is credited with first venturing into the Artic to the west of Greenland in search of the Northwest Passage. The idea for the expedition didn't come out of nowhere. ...

Frobisher leads a successful assault on El Leon, a key Spanish fort in Brittany, with the help of French troops among whom was a young Samuel de Champlain. Northern coast of Brittany Sometimes, as the saying goes, facts are more fascinating than fiction. In this, the last chapter of Sir Martin Frobisher, historians could not write a better ending for the great Privateer’s life. Frobisher exited history on the same peninsula that Samuel de Champlain entered history.1 ...