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Sir Francis Drake

Published on Dec 09, 2015

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

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born and died

  • Born in dovenshire 1529
  • Died January 1596
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Early life

  • 1567 Drake commanded a ship called the Judith on raiding missions
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Interesting facts

  • Fought and commanded one of histories greatest naval battles
  • England and Spain were at war
  • It was England vs Spain
  • historians don’t know exactly when and where he died
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Sponser

  • He was sponsored by England
  • He looked for spanish ships to sink and plunder
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Route

  • England-Cape Verde-San Julian-Point Ryes-England
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Accomplishments

  • Got knighted on his ship The Golden Hind
  • Slowed the Spanish armada by one crucial year
  • First English person to sail around the world in the 1500s
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Impact

  • Saved hundreds of English lives
  • made Spain really angry because he was 
  • privateering against them

Sources

  • world book 1999
  • The Readers Companian to military history
  • World book 2005
  • Global readers(website)
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