Francis Drake
English sailor and privateer (c. 1540 – 1596)
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Updated 2026-05-29
Elizabethan explorer who circled the globe between 1577 and 1580, then helped sink the Spanish Armada. Drake's celebrity blend of adventure, privateering, and naval warfare made him England's golden-age poster boy.
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Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and privateer best known for making the second circumnavigation of the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyages of his cousin, John Hawkins, and John Lovell. Having started as a simple seaman, in 1588 he was part of the fight against the Spanish Armada as a vice admiral.
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