English ship Aid (1562)
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Aid or Ayde was an 18-gun ship of the Royal Navy. She was built at Deptford Dockyard, being launched on 6 October 1562. She was rebuilt in 1580 and was broken up in 1599. For the majority of her servi
English ships fight the Spanish Armada, 1588
Arnaq
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Arnaq or Egnock was the name given by the English to an Inuk woman from what is now Baffin Island, Nunavut, who was taken hostage by Sir Martin Frobisher on his second journey to find the Northwest Pa
English ship Aid (1562)
…ore, although the value of this was less than Frobisher's investors had hoped. They also kidnapped three Inuit, a male, Kalicho, an unrelated female Arnaq and her child, Nutaaq (all names were given to them by the kidnappers). All three died within a month of arriving in England. Another voyage ensued…
Arnaq and her baby Nutaaq in a picture by John White
Arnaq was buried as a "heathen" in St Stephen's Church in Bristol