Official Secrets Act
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An Official Secrets Act is legislation that provides for the protection of state secrets and official information, mainly related to national security. However, in its unrevised form, it can include a
Official Secrets Acts 1911 to 1939 warning sign in Foulness, Essex.
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
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…Canada and New Zealand. There were earlier English and British precedents, long before the acts enumerated here. As early as the 16th Century, following Francis Drake's circumnavigation, Queen Elizabeth I declared that all written accounts of Drake's voyages were to become the "Queen's secrets of the Realm". In addition, Drake and the…
Sir Francis Drake in a 1581 portrait miniature
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