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Elizabeth’s first priority on becoming Queen was to return England to ... significantly expand its trade overseas and in 1580 Sir Francis Drake became the first Englishman to successfully ...

Elizabeth I is one of ... sees many voyages of discovery. In 1580 Francis Drake becomes the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. In 1585 Sir Walter Raleigh sets up a colony of about ...