Richard Chancellor

Richard Chancellor
Chancellor's reception in Moscow, as depicted in the Illustrated Chronicle of Ivan the Terrible
Bornc. 1521
Bristol
Died10 November 1556

Richard Chancellor (c. 1521 – 10 November 1556) was an English explorer and navigator; the first to penetrate to the White Sea and establish relations with the Tsardom of Russia.

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