Francis Drake
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Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. He is also known for participating
Portrait by Marcus Gheeraerts, 1591
Portrait miniature by Nicholas Hilliard, 1581, inscribed Aetatis suae 42, An(n)o D(omi)ni 1581 ("42 years of his age, 1581 AD")
1583 portrait of Sir Francis Drake by Jodocus Hondius I
Jesus of Lübeck, flagship of Sir John Hawkins
The English explorer Francis Drake circumnavigated the Earth between 13 December 1577 and 26 September 1580. The expedition was authorised by Queen Elizabeth I and consisted of five ships. Termed a 'v
Francis Drake
…Sir Francis Drake (c. 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580 (being the first English expedition to accomplish this). He is also known for participating in the early…
A replica of the Golden Hind moored at Tower Pier in 1974. This view wouldn't have changed much since Drake's time.
Scene depicting Francis Drake meeting Native Americans in South America by Theodor de Bry
Trial of Thomas Doughty – he would later be executed at San Julian