Tuesday, August 31, 2010

Sir Francis Drake



Sir Francis Drake was bron in 1540 in England. He worked for Queen Elizabeth 1 as a privateer. Drake was the first Englishman to sail around the world in his ship called the Golden Hinde. The Queen told Francis to go to Spanish territor and battle them for their gold. Queen Elizabeth also gave Sir Francis Drake some money and a boat and told him to circumnavigate the globe.

2 comments:

Emily Pilotte said...

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mint said...

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