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Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer, slave-trader, navigator, privateer, pirate, and politician during the Elizabethan period. Between 1577 and 1580, he led the first English expedition to circumnavigate the world.
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How old was Sir Francis Drake's mum?
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This question can not be answered as she had no set age but there are other questions you could ask about the age of Sir Francis Drakes mum e.g. How old was she when she died, how old was she when she gave birth to Sir Francis Drake, how old was she got married.
Did Sir Francis Drake have a pet?
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He may have had a cat, it has been suggested that he may have been the inventor of the cat flap however another source suggests he never had a pet although he did grow up on a farm.
What did Francis Drake do for Canada?
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Francis did not do anything for Canada recorded in history
When was sir francis drake knighted?
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I believe you maybe confusing Steven Spielberg with George Lucas. Steven Spielberg was honored with a KBE in 2001 but George Lucas has yet to receive this honor.
How did Sir Frances Drake become an explorer?
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Because vasco da gamas father,Estavo got the opportunity to do the mission of finding a route from Europe to India by sea But unfortunately Estavo died before he could finish the mission,Next,the opportunity came to da gama's brother ,Paulo but he turned it down So then the opportunity of this historic voyage came to non-other than Vasco Da Gama.
Where did sir Francis drake go first on his sail around the world?
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sir francis drake began his journey around the world in plymouth, england.
What man is a famous racist?
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Remember, adding people to this list must be done only for views that were seriously divergent from the "accepted norm" of racial relations at the time they lived. One cannot judge people as racist by comparing them to modern standards.
- George Wallace, Governor of Alabama during the Civil Rights Era.
- David Duke, former Grand Wizard of the Knights of the Klu Klux Klan and Lousiana State Representative
- D.W.Griffith, as evidenced by the film masterpiece The Birth of a Nation
- Adolf Hitler, Joseph Goebbels, Heinrich Himmler, Reinhard Heydrich, and other prominent Nazi officials directly responsible for carrying out the Nazi's Final Solution to the Jewish Question
- The majority justices in the (in)famous Plessy v Ferguson landmark US Supreme Court case in 1896, which created the "separate but equal" doctrine. Even by the standards of the time, this decision is notorious for being notably racist, specifically, anti-black.
- P.W. Botha, President of South Africa during the height of the apartheid era there.
What did Sir Francis Bacon accomplish?
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Francis Bacon was one of the creator of the scientific method......along with Rene Descartes
How much money did the queen give sir francis drake?
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A nice, clean, comfortable place to poop
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Did Elizabeth 1st gave sir francis drake permission to sponsor a colony at Roanoke?
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yes
Is drakes mom alive?
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In his songs he says that his father is dead. but looking through google answers it says that his mom is dead and not his father. I honestly dont know though.
How many crew-members did Sir Francis Drake have?
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The only crew name known Is Thomas Douhgty or something silly like that.
Was Sir Francis Drake wealthy?
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Yes he was rich but when he was a kid he was very poor. The reason he got rich is because he found like five thousand dollars in money in an abandoned ship and had a ship made partially out of gold.
Why was sir franceis drake called the dragon?
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The reason for sir Francis Drake's voyage was to find gold
Did sir Frances drake end up in the location they planed?
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no they ended up in tesco
When did Sir Francis Drake return to England?
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On his arrival from a three-year voyage in 1580, Queen Elizabeth I made him a knight.
What did Sir Francis Drake discover in 1579?
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Sir Francis Drake was not known for great discoveries. Born around the year 1540, he was a skilled seaman, having experience in piracy, navigation and civil engineering. He was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world, doing so between 1577 and 1580, and is credited with introducing tobacco to England after he visited North America in 1585.
What impact did sir francis drake's exploration have on indigenous people?
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he gave birth to lots of children and sank
