Episode 162: The Pirate Queen
The History of English Podcast
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Elizabeth's New Ship Building Plan
John Hawkins, the original slave trader whose ships had been attacked by the Spanish a few years earlier, was put in charge of the effort. Elizabeth decided that it was time for England to also become a colonial power. The plan was for English sailors to challenge Spanish and Portuguese supremacy on the high seas as far as the ocean currents would take them.
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