Episode 162: The Pirate Queen
The History of English Podcast
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The Legend of Francis Drake
In 1577, Francis Drake set sail from Plymouth and headed back to the Caribbean. But this time he had something else up his sleeve: an attack on Spanish cargo ships in South America. He apparently had written instructions approved by the Queen, but again he had no formal commission that would have made him a privateer.
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