We look at the history of Sir Francis Drake, who features on the next The Curse of Oak Island. Skip to content. Menu. Reality TV; ... Drake’s amazing circumnavigation of the world.

A 16th-century map showing the route of Sir Francis Drake's circumnavigation Public domain via Wikimedia Commons But the voyage was not all smooth sailing. In fact, it began with a false start.

Drake was once Mayor of Plymouth and was also elected as an MP. Despite his buccaneering ways, Drake died in his mid-50s from the unglamorous dysentery in January 1596 after a failed attack on San ...

Newport man believes Sir Francis Drake summered in Oregon, not California, in 1579. Published: ; Jul. 09, 2009, 7:02 a.m.

Visitors to Point Reyes National Seashore this summer will be able to stand on the officially recognized spot where Sir Francis Drake came ashore during his 16th century circumnavigation of the globe.

Marin County community leaders will receive a history lesson this month as part of the debate to rename Sir Francis Drake Boulevard because of the 16th-century explorer’s slave-trading past.

States Stake Claim On Sir Francis Drake's Landing More than 400 years ... Seibert says the reason people will keep studying Drake's circumnavigation of the world is because it was the "moonshot ...

Diego returned to England and chose, as a free man, to join Drake on his circumnavigation. ... Sugden’s essay and his 2006 book, “Sir Francis Drake,” are good reads.

Sir Francis Drake and John Hawkins: Slave trade story behind Plymouth figures on Britain's Most Historic Towns. It's difficult to look back to that time in Plymouth's history without coming across ...

IT WAS on this day in 1577 when Elizabethan sea captain Sir Francis Drake set off on an epic voyage which would lead to him becoming the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe. Drake’s ...