The manuscript, from a collection known as the “Hakluyt manuscripts,” was written shortly after the voyage ... 1577 that a handful of the most powerful people in England sent Francis Drake ...

Sir Francis Drake goes on a quest to find the legendary Tree of Life, battling the Spanish Armada, sea monsters, sorceress and his bitter nemesis Captain Don Sandovate on the way.

Uses historic English locales, maps, paintings and animated scenes to reconstruct the life and career of Sir Francis Drake. Stresses his achievements as the first Englishman to sail around the ...

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 ...