Francis Drake left Plymouth, England late in 1577 with 164 men and five vessels. By the time he returned three years later he had traveled 36,000 miles, he had one ship left and only 59 men. Drake had ...

Sir Francis Drake left his name in California on a bay not far from San Francisco. He also left a legacy that can be strange to people who come from a democracy that believe that rules and laws are ...

The adventures of Sir Francis Drake during the 1500's. Sir Francis is probably one of the most famous explorers of the high seas. The twenty six episodes of the series are about his explorations of ...

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This portrait celebrates Sir Francis Drake’s epic achievement in sailing from South America to England by a Pacific ...