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Francis Drake was born in 1542 in Devonshire, England. He loves the water and can always find himself going back to it over the years. Drake was the oldest of twelve children. Sir Francis Drake’s father was Edmund Drake and his mother was Mary Mlyaye Drake. His father worked as a farmer on the land of Lord Frances Russell. Francis Drake was named after his father’s employer which was also Drake’s god father. Drake married his first wife, Mary Newman in 1569. After twelve years of marriage

During the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries, piracy was rampant in the Atlantic, specifically in the West Indies. Piracy has existed since the earliest days of ocean travel, for a range of personal and economic reasons. However, one of the major reasons why piracy was wide spread and rampant in the 16th, 17th and early 18th centuries was Great Britain’s endorsement and usage of piracy as an asset; in wars fought in the New World. Great Britain with its expanding power and conflicts with other

between Catholics and Protestants (" The Greenhaven Encyclopedia of The Renaissance”). Queen Elizabeth had great success in maintaining British dominance in foreign affairs, including the colonies in America, and leading the defeat of the Spanish Armada. She encouraged the English settled new colonies in the

Sir Francis Drake, an Englishman, was a bold sailor who inspired all of England on his expeditions. Drake was a hero in England who was called “El Draque”, which meant “the dragon”, in Spain. Spain hated Drake because he was a big threat. Drake was most famous for his successful circumnavigation around the world. In the circumnavigation, he found many riches and spices which made him even more famous and crowned a knight by Queen Elizabeth. He proved that he was more than a famous sailor, he was

When choosing subjects for this Essay one must look at the personal importance of historical events and choose carefully to embody the choices being considered. Within the subjects that I have chosen for this Essay I am embarking to express my individual opinions and views on the following subjects. We will be going over the seedling of gender equality, the faith of the Jewish people of my heritage, the Greeks impact on architecture and design, the council that made a religion from a man, and lastly

Elizabeth I, in a speech to her troops at Tilbury in 1588, motivates the troops by reminding them of the loyalty of the English subjects and the great power of England. They are in the midst of a war against Spain, and it is obvious that the Spanish armada will soon be approaching, and a battle will soon commence. The Queen’s purpose with her speech is to motivate her troops, to inspire patriotism for their country so they will fight more ferociously and with greater vigor than before in the war against

Sir Francis Drake Sir Francis Drake is known for England's defeat of the Spanish Armada. He was a sea dog and he sailed around the world. Drake was actually the first one to sail around the world since Magellan died in his journey. Drake was a "sea dog" during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the first. And as everyone knows this is a good time to be a sea dog because the queen highly supported them. She gave him money and ships to raid the Spanish shipping. Drake was the most feared sea dog

had many enemies that wanted to see her dead, and take her throne. When King Philip got angry at Elizabeth for rejecting marriage proposals and converting England into Protestant, rejecting Catholicism, he took a fleet of ships called the Spanish Armada and launched an invasion against England. Many soldiers were concerned and disoriented, but when Queen Elizabeth step up and gave her speech, they were motivated enough to win the battle. The speech at Tilbury given by Queen Elizabeth was made for

The Spanish Armada was thought by the majority to be the biggest and most treacherous navy to take the waters. It was controlled by the Spanish Empire who at the time was headed by King Philip II of Spain when it was believed that the Spanish Empire was the most authoritative empire in the world. In 1588 the Armada would get a chance to flex its powerful muscle in what would be called by nearly everyone one of the most significant heroic battles of all time. The thought unfortunate opponent would

The Spanish Armada was a fleet of armed ships that attempted to invade England in the year of 1588. The Spanish Fleet consisted of over 130 ships and more than 29,000 men, most were soldiers. Many of the ships were low in weapons and experienced soldiers that could work these weapons, others were low in ammunition. King Phillip named the Duke of Medina Sidonia to command the Armada. During the 1500's the Spanish were thought to have had a dominating Navy until in 1588, when they were defeated by