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Wikipedia: Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (1540 – 27 January 1596), was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, a renowned pirate, and politician of the Elizabethan era. Elizabeth I of England awarded Drake a knighthood in 1581. He was second-in-command of the English fleet against the Spanish Armada in 1588, subordinate only to Charles Howard and the Queen herself.
![[The Spanish Armada]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Loutherbourg_Spanish_Armada_s.jpg "The Spanish Armada")
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![[Drake's landing in California, engraving published 1590 by Theodor De Bry]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Drake_CA_1590_s.jpg "Drake's landing in California, engraving published 1590 by Theodor De Bry")
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![[A modern replica of Drake's Golden Hind]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/Sfec_goldenhind02crop_s.jpg "A modern replica of Drake's Golden Hind")
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![[Francis Drake - Buckland Abbey, Devon]](http://images.ookaboo.com/photo/s/1590_or_later_Marcus_Gheeraerts_2C_Sir_Francis_Drake_Buckland_Abbey_2C_Devon_s.jpg "Francis Drake - Buckland Abbey, Devon")
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