It wasn’t long before potatoes made their way to the Old World. Contrary to popular belief, it was not the buccaneering Sir Francis Drake or Sir Walter Raleigh’s employee Thomas Harriot who introduced ...

history, vintage, illustration, retro style, 19th Century Style, old, potato, story, success, sir francis drake stock illustrations "Vintage portrait of Sir Francis Drake, (1540 to 1596) an English ...

The path to Whale Cove, just south of Depoe Bay, Ore., on Jan. 9, 2025. Some evidence suggests Sir Francis Drake careened his ship here in 1579. Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB “The boundary of New ...

Was Sir Francis Drake a swashbuckling English hero of the high seas, or a ruthless privateer who smashed and grabbed his way to fame and fortune? It’s a highly emotive question. Drake is a figure of ...