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Drake’s Drum

By Sir Henry Newbolt

In time of crisis, so the legend goes, Sir Francis Drake will come to our aid again, as once he did against the Spanish Armada.

A Sight of Two Seas

By The Revd Philip Nichols

In 1573, Sir Francis Drake had two ambitions: to revenge himself on the Spanish, and to see with his own eyes the Pacific Ocean.

The Spanish Armada

By D. H. Montgomery

At the height of the Inquisition, King Philip II of Spain sent a glorious fleet against England to bring the nation back to his Church.

The Voyage of the ‘Golden Hinde’

By Clay Lane

Elizabethan adventurer Sir Francis Drake combined sailing round the world with really annoying the King of Spain.