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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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People must keep in mind that Europe is indigenously African not Central Asians (What we call now white people). All of Europe was control and directed by African Kings/Nobility and their mixed descendants as well. The Drake Jewel represents African dominance over Europe, the original symbol for Europe, are the perils that hang from the Jewel. Central Asians were allowed into Europe by African Kings and Nobility. Even the original tribes of Europe were African, the Picks, Anglos, Saxons, Brits etc, old English was a learned language by Central Asians. African Kings and Nobility ruled up until the 1700s.
How long did it take drake to get around the world?
around 3 years. he circumnavigated the globe starting on 1577 and ended on 1580
Why was sir Francis Drake a sir?
because he defeted the spanish armarda and got knighted.
Drake was knighted in 1581, after his circumnavigation of the world, this was seven years before the Spanish Armada.
What is the purpose of francis drake sailing the world?
His ship, the GoldenHind, he circumnavigated the world to make an attack surprise on germany.
Which English explorer's nickname was the dragon?
Sir Francis Drake an English sea captain known as El Draque, (Spanish for dragon) from Latin Draco, dragon
What was Sir Francis Drake's family life?
Life was very different for children back in 1540 when Francis Drake was born. He grew up in England as the oldest of 12 sons (large families were the norm in those days). His father was Edmund Drake and his mother was Mary Mylwaye Drake. Francis's father was a farmer, who lived on the estate of Lord Francis Russell, the second earl of Bedford (Lord Francis Russell was also Francis Drake's godfather). We do not know much about his relationship with his family, but we have no reason to believe there was anything unusual about it.
In the mid-1500s, the idea of kids getting a formal education was only for the upper-class, and only for boys. Francis was not a noble, so he was apprenticed at what to us today would seem a young age. He was sent to work for a merchant who sailed coastal waters from England to France and back, trading goods between those two countries. In those days, that is how a young man learned a skill or a trade, and that how Francis Drake spent his youth.
Did Sir Francis Drake take fruitcake to England?
Yes, he did bring fruitcake back on his voyage home to England.
By partner, i presume you mean partner by marriage as apposed to business partner? he was married to Philena Adams, unfortunately she died giving birth to his second child, Drake remarried three years later to Laura Dowd.
Where did drake land golden hind?
If the question refers to Francis Drake's west coast of North America during 1579, the answer is surely, Drake's Cove in Drakes Bay, California. This is just north
of San Francisco. 21 different points of evidence clearly set this as the extremely likely landing site.
There are 23 other claims of places Drake might have landed, but none of these fit all the evidence and many of these claims have been nearly forgotten after their advocates lost interest or passed away.
Elizabeth Sydenham was the second wife of Sir Francis Drake.
Sir Francis Drake was married twice, his first wife was Mary Newman (died 1583). Then he married Elizabeth Sydenham (died 1585). Elizabeth Sydenham came from a much more powerful family than Drake's.
He did not have any children from either of his marriages.
When he was with the Nation of Islam he preached that white people were the devil. As he grew in political consciousness, he joined the Socialist Workers Party, became a more mainstream (nonracist) Muslim, and taught about racial unity.
What activity was sir Francis drake doing in Plymouth when the Spanish fleet was sighted?
sir francis was playing a match of bowling and he preferred to finish it before they got ready and its a fact!
How many brothers did sir franic drake have?
10 because i looked it up you people should find out yurself not here waste of time
Why is the golden hind called the golden hind?
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When the ship left plymouth it was named the Pelican. tha name was actually changed a year into the 3-year voyage, in 1578. I have found the following explanation, which seems credible:-
The original name of the Golden Hind was the Pelican. It was unusual to change the original name of a ship half way through a voyage - so why did Francis Drake rename the Pelican to the Golden Hind? It is generally agreed that the Golden Hind was named in honour of Sir Christopher Hatton (1540-1591) who was the principle backer of the expedition and who had promoted the idea of the voyage and the suitability of Francis Drake as the leader of the expedition. The crest of Sir Christopher Hatton featured the image of a Hind (a female deer) from which the name 'The Golden Hind ' originated. Francis Drake also took Sir Christopher Hatton's motto `Virtue is the safest helmet` ( Latin: Cassis Tutis Sima Virtus) from the same coat of arms as the ship's motto. The name for the ship is therefore explained. The Pelican was renamed and christened 'The Golden Hind' on June 20th 1578, just before the voyage reached the Straits of Magellan.
The reason the original name of the ship was changed? Christopher Hatton was an important backer of the expedition - but other backers included Queen Elizabeth, Robert Dudley, the Earl of Leicester, Sir Francis Walsingham, Sir William Winter and Drake's own cousin John Hawkins. Surely this was not the only reason the original name was changed? Perhaps Francis Drake needed to placate Sir Christopher Hatton in some way - to show him some specific favor? This could have been the reason the Pelican was renamed the Golden Hind. There had been some trouble on the voyage. The superstitious seamen had been stirred up and filled with mistrust by a man called Thomas Doughty. The dissent reached such a level that Thomas Doughty was put on trial for sedition and mutiny. Doughty was tried by jury, found guilty and sentenced to death and was duly beheaded. The ship's log entry regarding his execution also detailed the change of name to the Golden Hind: "Jun 20 1578: Thomas Doughty tried and executed for mutiny...Pelican renamed Golden Hind "
Thomas Doughty was an Elizabethan gentleman adventurer who had joined the expedition. Thomas Doughty was also the personal secretary of Sir Christopher Hatton! Perhaps Francis Drake was attempting to minimize any repercussions from having Doughty executed.
Why did Captain Drake attack Cadiz?
because cadiz stole captain drak'es dilsdo and lost it in his bum
What were Sir Francis Drake's hardships?
Sir Francis Drake experienced turbulent weather conditions on his trip. The weather caused him to lose one of his ships.
1581: Francis Drake, having completed the first circumnavigation of the world a few months earlier, is knighted by Queen Elizabeth aboard his ship, the Golden Hind.
Drake left England with five ships in late 1577 on a "trading expedition to the Nile." It was only after reaching the African coast that Drake informed his companions of the real purpose of this voyage -- to sail across the Atlantic and into the Pacific in order to disrupt shipping and raid Spanish settlements along the California coast.
Which is precisely what he did. Whatever else Drake was -- and he could rightfully claim navigator, explorer, slave trader and civil engineer among his occupations -- he was first and foremost aprivateer.
It was not an easy passage. By the time he had sailed through the Strait of Magellan and into the Pacific, he was down to three ships. They encountered vile weather and tempest-tossed seas off the South American coast. One ship, Marigold, sank with all hands; another was forced to turn back to England. That left Drake's flagship, Pelican, which he renamed Golden Hind, to harry the Spanish.
But from then on, his fortunes improved. The weather cleared and Drake spent the next five months sacking Spanish settlements and capturing merchant ships all the way up the Pacific Coast. Somewhere along the coast in northern California or Oregon, Drake put in and proclaimed Nova Albion, claiming it for Britain.
Laden with plunder and her stocks replenished, the Golden Hind set sail across the Pacific, enjoying an uneventful passage lasting 68 days. Drake spent some time in the Indonesian archipelago establishing commercial contacts, then crossed the Indian Ocean, rounded the Cape of Good Hope and headed for home.
When the Golden Hind dropped anchor in Plymouth in late 1580, roughly 36,000 miles of ocean had passed under her keel.
Why was Sir Francis Drake important?
He pleased Queen Elizabeth the 1 by bringing her much more money, giving her gifts, it was also important because he was mischevious
