Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Sir Francis Drake


Sir Francis Drake was born in 1540 in England, he was a privateer. Drake was encouraged by Queen Elizabeth 1 to circumnavigated the globe on his ship The Golden Hinde. He was the first Englishman to sail around the world and also to California. Drake stole treasure money and gold from the Spanish and brought it back to England.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.