BORN

• 1565 in England

HENRY'S DEATH

• Died on June 22, 1611.
• On the Hudson Bay.

BACKGROUND INFO

• Married Katherine Hudson
• Had three sons; John, Richard and Oliver Hudson.
• Well educated
• studied cartography, navigation, astronomy, mathematics, seamanship.

EARLY CAREER

• Henry Hudson was financed by the Muscovy Company
• He mad voyages of exploration to the New World
• "To discover a passage by the North Pole to Japan & China"
• Glory: they wanted land for more power.

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