English Explorer is a term used to describe a group of English explorers who made significant contributions to the exploration of the world. John Cabot, a navigator and explorer from Bristol, England, was the first to explore North America in 1497. Francis Drake was an English sea captain and privateer who circumnavigated the globe between 1577 and 1580. Henry Hudson was an English explorer who explored the Arctic Ocean and discovered the Hudson River in 1609. Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer, soldier, and writer who established the first English colony in North America in 1585. James COOK was an English explorer, navigator, and cartographer who made three voyages to the Pacific Ocean between 1768 and 1779. William Grogan was an English explorer who explored the Congo River in 1816. And finally, William Dewindt was an English explorer who explored the Amazon River in 1743.