sir francis drake

     

As a foe of the Spanish, he's been called "The Queen's Pirate" & a "Gran Luterano"

Trivia about sir francis drake

  • Held in 1579, the first Christian service in California was performed by the chaplain traveling with this English captain
  • In the 1570s this British circumnavigator attacked many Spanish ships as a pirate in the Caribbean
  • (Tom Ritchie of the Clue Crew delivers the clue from aboard a boat in Antarctica.) Notorious for its turbulence, we are now in the passage between South America & Antarctica, named for this English sailor
  • The first Englishman to sail around the world, he later served in the British Parliament
  • In 1581 this world-circumnavigating sailor was made the mayor of Plymouth, England
  • After his circumnavigation of the world he was made mayor of Plymouth, England
  • In 1581, a year after circumnavigating the Earth, this explorer became mayor of Plymouth, England
  • This Englishman's 1577-1580 trip around the world wasn't mentioned in Hakluyt's 1589 book on English voyages
  • He made the 2nd voyage around the world
  • 8 years after his circumnavigation of the globe, 1577 to 1580, he helped England defeat the Spanish Armada
  • He left Plymouth, England with 5 ships; the Golden Hind was the only 1 to complete the circumnavigation of the globe
  • In the 1590s this circumnavigator & his kinsman, the sea dog Sir John Hawkins, perished on the same voyage
  • For his circumnavigation of the world, he was knighted aboard his Golden Hind in 1581
  • Yes, sir, in 1586 this British sea dog picked up some disgruntled settlers from the soon-to-be-"lost colony"
  • The channel which separates the U.S. & British Virgin Islands is named for this Engllish circumnavigator
  • In 1579 this English circumnavigator put the Golden Hind in for repairs at an inlet north of San Francisco
  • June 17, 1579:This captain claims "Nova Albion" (possibly modern-day California) for England
  • Short on supplies, Roanoke colonists were rescued in 1586 by this circumnavigator returning from the West Indies
  • In 1584 this Golden Hind sailor represented the town of Bossiney in the House of Commons
  • In 1587 this British circumnavigator raided the Spanish port of Cadiz & destroyed about 30 ships
  • With the Spanish Armada closing in on England, this British vice-admiral calmly continued his game of bowls
  • During his 1570s circumnavigation of the world, he renamed his Pelican flagship the Golden Hind
  • Yes, Sir! This Englishman seen here, who completed a round-the-world voyage, was knighted in 1581