Merchant's House: One of Plymouth's oldest buildings could be sold by the city council
The Merchant's House, which dates back to the 16th Century, was once a museum but has been closed for almost a decade. | ITV ...
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Sir Francis Drake’s ‘Fair and Good Bay’ was long thought to be in California. Now some experts point to Oregon
Melissa Darby at her home office in Northeast Portland ... Some evidence suggests Sir Francis Drake careened his ship here in 1579. Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB “The boundary of New Spain ...
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Plymouth's historic Drake's Island fortress on sale for £6m
The island was named after Sir Francis Drake, who set sail from there in 1577 to circumnavigate the globe. The fort played a crucial role in the defending the maritime city from French and Spanish ...
Drake's water supply uncovered in Plymouth centre
Archaeologists are lifting the lid on Plymouth's historic water supply provided by Sir Francis Drake, which is being uncovered in the city centre. Drake's Leat opened in 1591 and ran for 17 miles from ...
'Roughest sea in the world' where cruise ship captains fear monster waves
The Drake Passage is the body of water between South America's Cape Horn and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica and is ...
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The world's most terrifying ocean crossing that's like 'going to the moon'
It's named after Sir Francis Drake, who is thought to have been the first to pass through the Magellan Strait and into the Pacific Ocean in 1578. Now, it serves as an awe-inspiring barrier for a ...