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Biography of Francis Drake, Sir
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The English navigator Sir Francis Drake (ca. 1541-1596) was the first of his countrymen to circumnavigate the globe. His daring exploits at sea helped to establish England's naval supremacy over Spain and other European nations. Francis Drake, the...


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Vice Admiral Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596 ) was an English privateer, navigator, naval pioneer and raider, politician, and civil engineer, of the Elizabethan period. Contents 1 Sourced 2 Unsourced 3 About Drake 4 External links //...


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Sir Francis Drake Summary
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1543?-1596 English Navigator Sir Francis Drake was an English seaman and explorer who made the second circumnavigation around the world and later led the English in defeating the Spanish Armada in an historic battle in 1588. At the time of his death,...
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Francis Drake Born c. 1540, Devonshire, England Died January 28, 1596, At sea, off Portobelo, Panama Sir Francis Drake was one of the world’s greatest seamen. He was known for his religious fervor and his audacity, courage, and patriotism. Even...
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Francis Drake Information
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Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral, (c. 1540 – January 27 1596) was an English privateer, navigator, slave trader, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Drake was knighted by the Queen in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against...


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Sir Francis Drake Needs A Break
11/14/1987: 1,002 words, approx. 3 pages
LONDON - It has not been a very good year for Sir Francis Drake. For one thing, the old seawolf has been pushed to the back of the boat, so to speak, by London landlubbers who are planning an exhibition to mark the...
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History: Review of New Books
Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate.(Review)
12/22/1999: 458 words, approx. 2 pages
Kelsey, Harry Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate New Haven: Yale University Press 566 pp., $40.00, ISBN 0-300-07182-5 Publication Date: August 1998 Elizabethan history is filled with larger-than-life individuals and events: Sir Francis Drake and his voyages are prominent among them. Many...
 


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El Draque
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"El Draque" was the name given to the most feared and respected pirate of the Elizabethan age, Sir Francis Drake. A servant to her majesty and his mother nation, England, Sir Francis Drake's achievements changed the course of history, and established the true persona of a pirate for centuries to come.


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