George Somers
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Sir George Somers was an English privateer and naval hero, knighted for his achievements and the Admiral of the Virginia Company of London. He achieved renown as part of an expedition led by Sir Amyas
Sir George Somers - Statue, Lyme Regis
Statue of Sir George Somers, Bermuda
1909 plaque commemorating the settlement of Bermuda
Whitchurch Canonicorum
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Whitchurch Canonicorum is a village and civil parish in southwest Dorset, England, situated in the Marshwood Vale 5 miles west-northwest of Bridport. In the 2011 Census the parish – which includes the
George Somers
…Somers Garden, and preserved the rest of body in a cask of whiskey. The preserved remains were taken back to England and buried in his home hamlet of Whitchurch Canonicorum near to the town of Lyme Regis. Media related to Sir George Somers at Wikimedia Commons…
Church of St Candida and Holy Cross viewed from the south