Category:Anthony Jenkinson

**Anthony Jenkinson**
	English diplomat, traveller and explorer (1529-c.1611)
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Name in native language	Anthony Jenkinson;
Date of birth	8 October 1529 (statement with Gregorian date earlier than 1584), 8 October 1529; Market Harborough (Kingdom of England, Leicestershire), Leicestershire
Date of death	16 February 1611; Teigh (Kingdom of England, Rutland)
Country of citizenship	Kingdom of England; Tsardom of Russia;
Occupation	diplomat; historian; explorer; traveler; geographer; merchant; ship captain; ambassador;
Position held	Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Tsardom of Russia (1566–); Ambassador of the Kingdom of England to the Tsardom of Russia (1571–);
Work location	Moscow; Tehran; Copenhagen;
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Anthony Jenkinson (1529-1610/1611) was one of the first Britons to explore Muscovy and present day Russia. Jenkinson was a traveller and explorer on behalf of the Muscovy Company and the British crown. He also met Ivan the Terrible several times during his trips to Moscow and Russia. He detailed the accounts of his travel through several written works over his life.