Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake ( 1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorer and privateer best known for his circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin, Sir John Hawkins, and John Lovell. Having started as a simple seaman, in 1588 he was part of the fight against the Spanish Armada as a vice-admiral.At an early age, Drake was placed into the household of a relative, William Hawkins, a prominent sea captain in Plymouth. In 1572, he set sail on his first independent mission, privateering along the Spanish Main. Drake's circumnavigation began on 15 December 1577. He crossed the Pacific Ocean, until then an area of exclusive Spanish interest, and laid claim to New Albion, plundering coastal towns and ships for treasure and supplies as he went. He arrived back in England on 26 September 1580. Elizabeth I awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581 which he received aboard his galleon the ''Golden Hind''.
Drake's circumnavigation inaugurated an era of conflict with the Spanish and in 1585, the Anglo-Spanish War began. Drake was in command of an expedition to the Americas that attacked Spanish shipping and ports. When Philip II sent the Spanish Armada to England in 1588 as a precursor to its invasion, Drake was second-in-command of the English fleet that fought against and repulsed the Spanish fleet. A year later he led the English Armada in a failed attempt to destroy the remaining Spanish fleet.
Drake was the Member of Parliament (MP) for three constituencies: Camelford in 1581, Bossiney in 1584, and Plymouth in 1593. Drake's exploits made him a hero to the English, but his privateering led the Spanish to brand him a pirate, known to them as El Draque ("The Dragon" in old Spanish). He died of dysentery after his failed assault on Panama in January 1596. Provided by Wikipedia
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Eboracum or, the history and antiquities of the city of York, from its origin to this time. Together with an account of the Ainsty, or county of the same, and a description and his... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter, York ... Illustrated with copper-plates, ... To which are added, catalogues of the Arch... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter, York, ... In which is given a short history of the lives of the Archbishops and deans;... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolical [sic] church of St. Peter, York ... Illustrated with copper-plates, ... To which are added, catalogues of the... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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Eboracum or the history and antiquities of the city of York, from its original to the present times. Together with the history of the cathedral church, ... illustrated with copper... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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A speech deliver'd to the worshipful and ancient society of free and accepted masons At a Grand Lodge, held at Merchant's-Hall, in the city of York, on St. John's Day, December the... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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An accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical church of St. Peter, York ... Illustrated with fourteen copper plates, ... To which are added, catalogues of... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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A speech deliver'd to the worshipful and ancient Society of Free and Accepted Masons at a grand lodge, held at Merchant's-Hall, in the city of York, on St. John's Day, December 27.... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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A speech deliver'd to the worshipful and ancient society of free and accepted masons At a Grand Lodge, held at Merchant's-Hall, in the City of York, on St. John's Day, December 27.... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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[An] accurate description and history of the cathedral and metropolitical Church of St. Peter, York, from it's first foundation to the present year Illustrated with copper-plates,... by Drake, Francis, 1696-1771
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