Muscovy Company

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The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.

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Generate an image of the Muscovy Company (The Muscovy Company was a 16th-century English trading company that pioneered commerce and exploration between England and Russia and helped open northern sea routes.)

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chartered company ⓘ
monopoly ⓘ
trading company ⓘ
activity overland trade from Russia to Persia ⓘ
alsoKnownAs Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands ⓘ
linked to: Muscovy Company

Russia Company ⓘ
charterGrantedBy Edward VI of England ⓘ
charterGrantedIn 1555 ⓘ
country Kingdom of England ⓘ
dissolved 1917 ⓘ
early 20th century ⓘ
era Tudor period ⓘ
establishedTradingPost Archangel ⓘ
Kholmogory ⓘ
Moscow ⓘ
explorationRole pioneered northern sea route to Russia ⓘ
sponsored voyages in search of Northeast Passage ⓘ
fieldOfWork exploration ⓘ
maritime trade ⓘ
foundedBy Hugh Willoughby ⓘ
London merchants ⓘ
Richard Chancellor ⓘ
Sebastian Cabot ⓘ
linked to: John Cabot
grantedMonopolyOn English trade with Russia ⓘ
headquartersLocation London ⓘ
linked to: London, England
historicalSignificance first major English joint-stock trading company ⓘ
opened northern sea routes between England and Russia ⓘ
inception 1551 ⓘ
influenced English Russia policy ⓘ
later English chartered companies ⓘ
languageOfWork English ⓘ
legalForm joint-stock company ⓘ
lostExclusiveRights 1698 ⓘ
monopolyRestricted late 17th century ⓘ
notableVoyage 1553 voyage of Richard Chancellor to the White Sea ⓘ
patron Elizabeth I of England ⓘ
Mary I of England ⓘ
primaryCommodity English woolen cloth ⓘ
caviar ⓘ
furs ⓘ
hemp ⓘ
hides ⓘ
tar ⓘ
timber ⓘ
wax ⓘ
significantEvent establishment of direct diplomatic relations between England and Russia ⓘ
tradedWith Grand Duchy of Moscow ⓘ
linked to: Tsardom of Russia

Tsardom of Russia ⓘ

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Henry Hudson → employer → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship) → usedBy → Muscovy Company ⓘ
subject linked to: Discovery
Discovery (Henry Hudson's ship) → operatedBy → Muscovy Company ⓘ
subject linked to: Discovery
Muscovy Company → alsoKnownAs → Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands ⓘ
linked to: Muscovy Company
Russia Company → alternativeName → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Russia Company → alternativeName → Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands ⓘ
linked to: Muscovy Company
Richard Chancellor → employer → Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands ⓘ
linked to: Muscovy Company
Richard Chancellor → employer → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Richard Chancellor → associatedWith → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Richard Chancellor → patron → Company of Merchant Adventurers to New Lands ⓘ
linked to: Muscovy Company
William Baffin → employer → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Anthony Jenkinson → employer → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Anthony Jenkinson → sponsoredBy → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Edward Bonaventure → sailedFor → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Anthony Jenkinson → employer → Muscovy Company ⓘ
subject linked to: Jenkinson
Eastland Company → relatedTo → Muscovy Company ⓘ
Old English Court → occupant → Muscovy Company ⓘ