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Claire | April 4, 2011
On this day in history, on the 4th April 1581, after a sumptuous banquet, Sir Francis Drake was knighted on the deck of “The Golden Hind” by Queen Elizabeth I for completing his circumnavigation of the world and earning her £160,000 in treasure. The Queen then consecrated the ship and ordered that it should “be
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Tags: colonies, colonisation, Jamestown, Sir Francis Drake, The Golden Hind, Virginia, William Strachey
Claire | April 2, 2011
On this day in history, 2nd April 1587, Sir Francis Drake sailed out of Plymouth bound for Spain, where he destroyed 37 Spanish ships moored at Corunna (A Coruña) and Cadiz, ships that were being prepared for an attack on England You can read more about Sir Francis Drake in my Sir Francis Drake article
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Claire | April 1, 2011
As promised last week, here is a brief bio or factfile of Sir Walter Raleigh, the famous Elizabethan explorer:- Birth – c1552, perhaps 22nd January, in East Budleigh, Devon, England. Parents – Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne, niece of Kat Ashley, governess and friend of Elizabeth I. Catherine was married twice, Raleigh’s father, also Walter,
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Tags: Bess Throckmorton, colonies, Elizabeth Throckmorton, Exploration, Sir Walter Ralegh, Sir Walter Raleigh, The New World, voyages of discovery
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