A leat commissioned by none other than Plymouth's own privateer and Elizabethan sailing legend Sir Francis Drake has been found by contractors on a £21m project to revamp the city centre. Contractors ...

by means of the Spanish Armada. Philip’s plans for the invasion of England were quickly prepared, but when they were leaked to the English, Sir Francis Drake sailed for Cadiz, Spain in May 1587.

And on 28 April 1588, with 130 ships under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia carrying 8,000 sailors and 18,000 soldiers, the Spanish Armada ... where Sir Francis Drake was almost certainly ...

Attempting to re-create the Spanish Armada’s invasion attempt ... Both are replicas of Sir Francis Drake’s ship, the Golden Hinde. One, in Brixham, is a museum filled with permanent displays ...

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.

Plymouth has a long and rich naval history. It is celebrated as where Sir Francis Drake played bowls as the Spanish Armada loomed in 1588 and as a key embarkation point for invading Allied forces ...

The Merchant's House, which dates back to the 16th Century, was once a museum but has been closed for almost a decade. | ITV ...

Archaeologists are lifting the lid on Plymouth's historic water supply provided by Sir Francis ... regenerating Armada Way and will be covered again so it remains protected. Drake, who also ...