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Francis Drake, Queen’s Pirate And One Of The Founders Of English Naval Force

AncientPages.com | April 12, 2020

A. Sutherland - AncientPages.com - One autumn morning in 1578, the watchmen scanned the Pacific Ocean from the top of the fortifications of the major city and seaport

On This Day In History: Francis Drake Is Knighted After He Completed A Circumnavigation Of The World - On Apr 4, 1581

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On This Day In History: Francis Drake Was Knighted After He Completed A Circumnavigation Of The World – On Apr 4, 1581

AncientPages.com | April 4, 2016

AncientPages.com - On April 4, 1581, Francis Drake was knighted after completing his world circumnavigation. Queen Elizabeth herself knighted him. He is documented as the second person in history