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Published Date: December 13, 2011 4 Comments on Sir Francis Drake Sets Off on his Circumnavigation – 13 December 1577
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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 4, 2011 2 Comments on On This Day in History – Sir Francis Drake Knighted and the Birth of William Strachey
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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…