England had a bad start in the age of discovery because they had just lost the 100 years war. The English had a civil war because they couldn’t decide who their ruler would be. It was called the war of the roses because each family house had a differently colored roses as their crest. In the end the winners were the Tudors. The first king of England was King Henry VII. During the age of discovery queen Elizabeth I led England into their golden age. A sailor named Jack Davis asked the queen to fund his sailing to Asia via north pole. He found the way but there was too much ice. On this travel he made many inventions including the back staff which can tell you your longitude.
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