Tag: Sir Francis Drake

Published Date: December 13, 2011 4 Comments on Sir Francis Drake Sets Off on his Circumnavigation – 13 December 1577
Sir Francis Drake Sets Off on his Circumnavigation – 13 December 1577
On this day in history, 13th December 1577, Sir Francis Drake finally left Plymouth with his fleet of five ships…

Published Date: April 19, 2011 7 Comments on Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard – April 1587
Singeing the King of Spain’s Beard – April 1587
On the 19th April 1587 Sir Francis Drake entered the harbour of Cadiz on the Spanish coast and led a…

Published Date: April 4, 2011 2 Comments on On This Day in History – Sir Francis Drake Knighted and the Birth of William Strachey
On This Day in History – Sir Francis Drake Knighted and the Birth of William Strachey
On this day in history, on the 4th April 1581, after a sumptuous banquet, Sir Francis Drake was knighted on…

Published Date: April 2, 2011 Leave a Comment on Sir Francis Drake Sets Sails from Plymouth for Spain – 2 April 1587
Sir Francis Drake Sets Sails from Plymouth for Spain – 2 April 1587
On this day in history, 2nd April 1587, Sir Francis Drake sailed out of Plymouth bound for Spain, where he…

Published Date: January 28, 2011 6 Comments on Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake
On 28th January 1596, Sir Francis Drake’s remains and those of his second cousin, Admiral Sir John Hawkins, were buried…

Published Date: July 26, 2010 4 Comments on The Spanish Armada 1: The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort
The Spanish Armada 1: The Assembling of Troops at Tilbury Fort
On this day in history, the 26th July 1588, 4,000 men assembled at Tilbury Fort, the fort built on the…