A Journey Through Tudor England (2014) - Plot & Excerpts
Drake, rightly, remains a legendary hero of British history, but the story of Buckland Abbey reveals how much of his fame and success was a question of luck and timing, as well as of character and courage. Born around 1540 of humble yeoman stock, Francis Drake’s life at sea began when he was apprenticed to the master of a small coasting ship. He was the eldest of the eleven children of Edmund Drake, a lay preacher whose fervent Protestant faith helped to shape Drake’s sense of personal destiny. Another crucial ingredient in Drake’s formation occurred on a slaving voyage with John Hawkins in 1568: the English captains were tricked, ambushed and defeated by the Spanish at the Battle of San Juan d’Ulua off the coast of Mexico, inciting Drake’s life-long hatred of Catholic Spain and his determination to avenge England at sea. Stocky and strong, Drake was of middling height, with reddish brown curls and the ubiquitous sixteenth-century beard.
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