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Article: Drake, Sir Francis (1543-1596)
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Sir Francis Drake (1543-1596)
English admiral
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An English Hero.
Sir Francis Drake was the most renowned and successful English privateer of the late sixteenth century. His raids on Spanish settlements and shipping in the New World made him a hero to his countrymen, a man of great wealth, and a thorn in Philip II
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s side. Most important, his success inspired thousands of British merchants and gentlemen to organize privateering expeditions in the Caribbean as a way both to earn profits and to undercut Spanish power.
A Born Sea Dog.
Drake
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s life at sea began at the age of thirteen when he became a pilot in the North Sea coastal trade. Around the age of twenty ...
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