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Sir Fancis Drake was born in 1540 and he died 1596. Two books were published 30 years after he died. He sailed on 3 vogues.
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Sir Francis was born in 1540 around febuary. No - one really knows for sure his exact date of birth but they do know that he was born in Febuary 1540
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Francis Drake made a secret logbook when he was aged 8 and 2/3. the Logbook said:
I like sailing in a ship much more than having dull lessons on reading and writing. When I grow up I bet I will be the greatest sea captain in all England!
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Francis Drake's Second Logbook was made, age unknown.
This is what it said:
Ha! Here I am bound for adventure at last. I am on a ship called the Tiger and i have been made purser - which means I am in charge of pay and supplies. The Tiger is about 50 tons in size and handles well exceptin high winds. (I wish the captaon would let me help. I would do a much, much better job.) We will search for French merchant ships to raid, ad bring their cargos back to England.
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Francis Drake's first voyage was in the year 1564. the exact date is unknown. Drake years around 13 or 14 years of age.
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Francis Drake's 3rd Secret Logbook was made
This is what it said:
Here I am at last, heading for where the real action is - the New World! Tis about time. I am second-in-command of the ship. The captin is not bad, although (guess what?) I reckon yours truly could do a better job! We captured a few hundred slaves on the african coast. I can't say I enjoyed the work. I'd rather be sailing. Later, as we left Africa behind, we captured some Portuguese slave ships and added their slaves to our own. -
Francis Drake's secret logbook was made.
This is what it said:
I have a ship of my own! My superduper, huge, massive, too-big-to-be-ignored sea-going skills have been recognized at last. I am very happy and contented. PS Ship is a bit small. Bet I get a bigger one soon. -
Francis Drake's secret logbook was made.
It was a very short one! This is what it said:
Told you. -
Drake's 6th secret logbook was made:
This is what it said:
May the merciful saints preserve us! We have been blasted by a terrible storm that lasted for four days and blew us all the way to te coast of Florida. Our ships have had a dreadful battering. The captain of Jesus hath reported that the splits in her hull are so bad that there are fish swimming around below decks! continues..... -
His new wife was called Mary Newman. She was from Plymouth. Francis Drake didn't spend much time with his new wife at home, he was in love with the sea.
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The year after Francis Drake got married, he set sail to leave Plymouth. He sails in a ship called the Swan. He headed across the Atlantic. Drake had decided that it was time to take a little revenge on the Spanish. That meant hitting them where it would hurt them the most - in their wallets. Drake had already worked out how to do it.
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After 63 days at sea, Drake and his crew had finially sighted the coast of Brazil, the crew were sure happy to see dry land.
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Sir Francis Drake sets sail for his expedition around the world. A storm hit so Sir Francis Drake had to go back to England for a month’s repairs.
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Franics Drake dies. No one re knows how he really died but the crew members woke up and found him dead. He died at four in the morning.
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30 years after Francis died two books were published that told the story of Sir Francis Drake. The book title's are: Sir Francis Drake Revived and The World Engompassed by Sir Francis Drake. They became best sellers. These two books retold Drake's story for a new generation and kept his legend alive.