When we think of Elizabethan adventurers, names like Sir Francis Drake and Sir Walter Raleigh usually come to mind. But on 29th August 1583, another Tudor mariner met a tragic fate — one whose name history has largely forgotten.

His name was Maurice Browne.

Browne wasn’t just an adventurer — he was a well-connected courtier who worked for Elizabeth I’s spymaster, Sir Francis Walsingham, and even acted as a court agent. But his ambition and spirit of exploration led him to join Sir Humphrey Gilbert’s doomed voyage to North America.

Browne had the chance to escape his sinking ship. Instead, he stayed with her, dying a captain's death.

In today’s video, I uncover the remarkable — and little known — story of Maurice Browne, the Tudor courtier-turned-adventurer who chose duty over survival.

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