That’s when he found what he called a “Fair and Good Bay” in which to make repairs. For years, Californians have claimed he landed on their shores. But a scholar at Portland State University says ...
Sir Francis Drake, in his last night in London before sailing, in 1595, to his death in the Western Caribbean, talks with a shipmate of his voyage of circumnavigation. 1577 to 1580, when he refitted ...
Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This portrait celebrates Sir Francis Drake’s epic achievement in sailing from South America to England by a Pacific ...
Author John Sugden is considered by most historians worldwide to be the foremost authority on Sir Francis Drake in England. His book, “Sir Francis Drake,” is widely accepted to be the most thoroughly ...
Acclaimed storyteller Weiss whisks listeners to 16th-century England via two historical tales on his latest original recording. In "The Story of Queen Elizabeth I," the elderly queen recalls memories ...
Francis Drake left Plymouth, England late in 1577 with 164 men and five vessels. By the time he returned three years later he had traveled 36,000 miles, he had one ship left and only 59 men. Drake had ...
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