Sir George Carew (c.1504 – 19 July 1545) was an English soldier, admiral and adventurer during the reign of King Henry VIII who died in the sinking of the Royal Navy flagship Mary Rose at the Battle of the Solent during an attempted French invasion during the Italian War of 1542-1546. Scion of a controversial and dramatic family, George had a wild youth and explored widely, being arrested several times of associating with rebellious vassals of th...
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Sir George Carew (c.1504 – 19 July 1545) was an English soldier, admiral and adventurer during the reign of King Henry VIII who died in the sinking of the Royal Navy flagship Mary Rose at the Battle of the Solent during an attempted French invasion during the Italian War of 1542-1546. Scion of a controversial and dramatic family, George had a wild youth and explored widely, being arrested several times of associating with rebellious vassals of the King. Carew successfully tamed this nature in his later years during which he became a trusted advisor and military officer in the King's service.
The exact date of George Carew's birth is unknown, but it is though to have occurred between 1497 and 1504, the son of landowner Sir William Carew. Carew was initially raised at Mohun's Ottery near Luppitt in Devon, before George and his brother Peter Carew were sent to be educated in the household of Henry Courtenay, 1st Marquess of Exeter. There they learned from adventurous relatives like their...
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