Sir Francis Drake

A lot of it was restricted to the doings of "great" historical figures, men and women from royalty like Queen Elizabeth to adventurers like Sir Francis Drake to colorful aristocrats like the Earl of Essex.

Taking On The Doubters Craig Silver 2010

The day folowing, which was the two and twentie of Iuly, Sir Francis Drake espied Valdez his shippe, whereunto hee sent foorth his pinasse, and being aduertised that Valdez himselfe was there, and 450. persons with him, he sent him word that he should yeeld himselfe.

The Principal Navigations, Voyages, Traffiques and Discoveries of the English Nation 2003

Every Plymouth hero, however, is eclipsed by Sir Francis Drake, who is always counted their chief, though he was born near Tavistock.

Devon, Its Moorlands, Streams and Coasts Rosalind Northcote

Vincent, Heryot, and John Clarke; before Sir Francis Drake made his first voyage, or the Spanish Armada was dreamed of; before Sir John Hawkins, Captain Price, Coft, Keat or others for whom the honor of the introduction of tobacco has been claimed, drew breath -- smoking was to some extent indulged in by our forefathers and (still medicinally, of course) in this country.

Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce E. R. Billings

English called by a new title, Sir Francis Drake, and praised as the greatest sea-captain of the age.

Introductory American History Elbert Jay Benton

It is a curious fact that the first adventurer who ever set foot on this soil, Sir Francis Drake, although he was here for only a month, repairing his ship, became convinced that there was no earth about here but had some probable show of gold or silver in it.

Life at Puget Sound: With Sketches of Travel in Washington Territory, British Columbia, Oregon and California Caroline C. Leighton

At first there were wars in Florida between the Spanish and the French; and when the town was just twenty-one years old, Sir Francis Drake captured the fort, carrying off two thousand pounds in money, and burned half the buildings in the town.

Southern Stories Retold from St. Nicholas Various

Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake, both of whom have erroneously been given the credit of introducing the potato into England.

Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Fourteenth Annual Meeting Washington D.C. September 26, 27 and 28 1923

Lane and his colony, discouraged in their hopes of finding gold, and disheartened by the many misfortunes that had befallen them, sailed back to England with Sir Francis Drake.

In Ancient Albemarle Catherine Albertson 1938

This island received its name from the fact that Sir Francis Drake had here made a division of his spoils, distributing to each man of his company sixteen bowlfuls of doubloons and pieces of eight.

The Pirates' Who's Who Giving Particulars Of The Lives and Deaths Of The Pirates And Buccaneers Philip Gosse 1919