1. Sir Francis Drake by John Sugden | Goodreads
In this comprehensive and astute biography of the great sailor hero, Sugden portrays a complex man of fascinating contradictions.
In this comprehensive and astute biography of the great…
2. Sir Francis Drake by George Malcolm Thomson | Goodreads
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3. Book Review: The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake
Bawlf offers a compelling, rigorously argued case that Drake went much further north - as far as southern Alaska.
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4. Sir Francis Drake - Hotel Review | Condé Nast Traveler
The Starlight Room is kitsch fun. It has the dim lighting, marble floors, and plush red banquettes you might expect, but also a spectacular 21st-floor view of ...
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5. SIR FRANCIS DRAKE - Kirkus Reviews
1 sep 1998 · A scholarly debut exposing the celebrated 16th-century English seaman, explorer, and early favorite of Queen Elizabeth's for what he truly ...
A scholarly debut exposing the celebrated 16th-century English seaman, explorer, and early favorite of Queen Elizabeth’s for what he truly was: a ruthless pirate, a greedy robber-merchant, and a religious bigot and hypocrite who posed as a devout Christian. Kelsey (History/Univ. of California, Riverside) spent years exploring the great libraries of Europe and the US, only to discover that this hero of the English Renaissance was really not a very nice guy. A poor youth, Drake learned piracy from John Hawkins and his family, and he rose in the world largely on the strength of his reputation as a merciless raider of poorly defended Spanish merchant ships. He was also well known as a disloyal friend who abandoned comrades under fire, executed a close friend on flimsy evidence, deprived relatives of payment and inheritances, profited from the slave trade, and supported the earl of Essex’s bloody pacification of Ireland. He lived most of his life off the spoils of his one great achievement, a three-year circumnavigation of the world. Kelsey shows how Drake transformed piracy into an act of patriotism by currying favor—and sharing booty—with the queen and her nobles in exchange for a title. During the religious wars with Spain, Drake plundered and destroyed churches, monasteries, and convents and killed clergy in Spanish settlements. Poorly educated, crude, profane, and ambitious to amass great wealth by taking it from others, Drake was actually a poor warrior, and Kelsey maintains...
6. The Complicated Legacy of Sir Francis Drake - Medium
8 feb 2023 · Part of me thought it'd be just another textbook-like recounting of Drake's adventures at sea, but after reading the blurb and skimming through ...
A review of and reflection on In Search of a Kingdom: Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire.
7. Book Review: Sir Francis Drake / The Queen's Pirate - HistoryNet
12 aug 2001 · Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Priate. Pirate? Wasn't Drake a naval hero of the likes of Nelson, a man of courage and daring? Well, not exactly, ...
Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate, by Harry Kelsey, is published by Yale University Press, P.O. Box 209040, New Haven, CT 06520, $35, hardcover, 1998.
8. Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate (review) - Project MUSE
Yet, this is a significant and enjoyable study of Drake that cannot be ignored. ... But, above all, it does provoke further investigation and debate over Drake ...
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9. Sir Francis Drake Hotel reviews - WestJet
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10. Review of Sir Francis Drake - His Daring Deeds
This book was very rapidly re-issued in paperback. It had excellent reviews and popular appeal. Roy Garrard is a well known children's author.
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11. Review: Francis Drake - Geeks Under Grace
6 apr 2017 · Francis Drake is a nautical board game from Eagle-Gryphon Games, where players bluff their way to crew, guns, gems, and goods to control the ...
Francis Drake is a nautical board game from Eagle-Gryphon Games, where players bluff their way to crew, guns, gems, and goods to control the Spanish Main.
12. Sir Francis Drake – Historical Fiction reviews - WordPress.com
14 okt 2020 · Sir Francis Drake · Drake – Tudor Corsair · The Portuguese Affair (The Chronicles of Christoval Alvarez Book 3)Ann Swinfen · January 18, 2017 ...
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13. Sir Francis Drake | SANDRA DANBY'S BOOK REVIEWS
29 jul 2024 · Plymouth is a colourful setting for the mystery. Set three years before Drake plays bowls on Plymouth Hoe as the Spanish Armada approaches, ...
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