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Imperial Ambition: The Motives and Achievements of Elizabethan Adventurers…
Imperial Ambition: The Motives and Achievements of Elizabethan Adventurers John Dee and Francis Drake
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Who was Francis Drake
Francis Drake became a national hero when he sailed around the world. Drake was the first Englishman to do this - on his way, he claimed territory and captured Spanish treasure
November 1577
Left Plymouth with 5 ships and 170 men. Attacked Spanish and Portuguese ships off coast of West Africa
Spring and Summer 1578
Entered Strait of Magellan - claimed several islands of the queen. No English sailor had been there before
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Summer 1579
Headed toward Cape of Good Hope. In the Moluccas (Spice Islands) he traded linen cloth for cloves, ginger and pimento
September 1580
Returned to England with vast amounts of pillages treasure for investors, the queen and himself
April 1581
Knighted by the queen on board his flagship, The Golden Hind
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