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Sir Francis Drake: The Complete Series [DVD] [1961]

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The cast also includes Marie Burke as Dona Inez, Maureen Moore as Isabel, Pauline Letts as Dona Clara, John Bennett as Tomas and Will Stampe as Don Gonzalo. A replica of Golden Hind formed part of the children's playground at the 1924 British Empire Exhibition, on the recommendation of Agatha Christie. [ citation needed] See also [ edit ] Kelsey, Harry (1990). "Did Francis Drake Really Visit California?". The Western Historical Quarterly. 21 (4): 445–462. doi: 10.2307/969250. ISSN 0043-3810. JSTOR 969250. Due to religious persecution during the Prayer Book Rebellion in 1549, the Drake family fled from Devon to Kent. There Drake's father obtained an appointment to minister to the men in the King's Navy. He was ordained deacon and was made vicar of Upchurch Church on the Medway. [11] Early career at sea [ edit ]

Drake's will was the focus of an extensive confidence scam which Oscar Hartzell perpetrated in the 1920s and 1930s. [178] The cast includes Nanette Newman as Yana, Michael Ripper as Almighty Jones, Derek Sydney as the Spanish Governor and Catherine Finn as his wife, Marshall Jones as Garrett, Dallas Cavell as a Lieutenant and Colin Rix as a prisoner. a b Best, Brian (2021). Elizabeth's Sea Dogs and their War Against Spain. Frontline Books. p.52. ISBN 978-1526782885.

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The episode also stars Michael Golden as Rafe and Edward Cast as captain of the Guard and Michael Crawford sings " Greensleeves". Main article: Singeing the King of Spain's Beard Portrait of Drake around 1587, in Cassell's illustrated history of England In 16th Century England, intrepid adventurer Sir Francis Drake serves Queen and country and repeatedly outwits the old enemy, Spain. Show full synopsis Drake became the Mayor of Plymouth in September 1581. [9] During his tenure, he installed a compass in the town's Hoe, and passed a law regulating the local pilchard trade. [116] During his term as lord mayor, Drake contracted to construct a leat, or canal, to bring water from the River Meavy, and to build six new gristmills on it from which he derived a substantial profit. [117]

The most famous (but probably apocryphal) anecdote about Drake relates that, prior to the battle, he was playing a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. On being warned of the approach of the Spanish fleet, Drake is said to have remarked that there was plenty of time to finish the game and still beat the Spaniards, perhaps because he was waiting for high tide. [135] There is no known eyewitness account of this incident and the earliest retelling of it was printed 37 years later. Adverse winds and currents caused some delay in the launching of the English fleet as the Spanish drew nearer, [136] perhaps prompting a popular myth of Drake's cavalier attitude to the Spanish threat. Terence Morgan starred as Queen Elizabeth’s pirate captain of the flagship Golden Hind, as he plundered his way across the Atlantic in the late 16th century, reigning havoc on the Spanish. Lindsay, Ivan (2014). The History of Loot and Stolen Art: from Antiquity until the Present Day. Andrews UK Limited. p.17. ISBN 978-1906509576. McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–" . Retrieved 28 May 2023. a b Gough, Barry M. (1980). Distant Dominion: Britain and the Northwest Coast of North America, 1579–1809. Vancouver: University of British Columbia Press. p.15. ISBN 978-0774801133.

a b Kendall, Paul (2022). Queen Elizabeth I: Life and Legacy of the Virgin Queen. Frontline Books. pp.204–205. ISBN 978-1399018388. The Drake Chair - Divinity Schools, Bodleian Library | cabinet". www.cabinet.ox.ac.uk. Archived from the original on 30 December 2022 . Retrieved 30 December 2022. And after this holy repast, they dined also at the same table together, as cheerfully, in sobriety, as ever in their lives they had done aforetime, each cheering up the other, and taking their leave, by drinking each to other, as if some journey only had been in hand. [74] [75] There are various places in the United Kingdom named after him, especially in Plymouth, Devon. Places there carrying his name include Drake's Island, Drake Circus Shopping Centre, and the Royal Navy base HMNB Devonport (also known as "HMS Drake"). [168] Plymouth Hoe is also home to a statue of Drake. [127] The Sir Francis Drake Channel is located in the British Virgin Islands. [169]

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