Henry Newbolt
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Sir Henry John Newbolt, CH was an English poet, novelist and historian. He also had a role as a government adviser with regard to the study of English in England. He is perhaps best remembered for his
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Blue plaque near Newbolt's birthplace.
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Sir Henry John Newbolt, Etching by William Strang. 1898
Drake's Drum
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Drake's Drum is a snare drum that Sir Francis Drake took with him when he circumnavigated the world. Shortly before he died he ordered the drum to be taken to Buckland Abbey and vowed that if England
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…which jammed, and while Mahdist warriors did break into the British square, it did not collapse disastrously as the poem suggests. According to legend the drum owned by Sir Francis Drake and carried with him on his voyages will beat in times of national crisis and the spirit of Drake will return to aid his…
Replica of Drake's Drum, from the Buckland Abbey education centre