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The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake

The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake. By Taran, Aiden and Luke. Fact file. Name: Sir Francis Drake. D.O.B: 1540 Place of birth: Tavistock, Devon Voyages: South America, Strait of Magellan. Famous for: In 1577 Drake made his voyage around the world in Golden Hind. Life on board.

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The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake

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  1. The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake By Taran, Aiden and Luke.

  2. Fact file • Name: Sir Francis Drake. • D.O.B: 1540 • Place of birth: Tavistock, Devon • Voyages: South America, Strait of Magellan. • Famous for: In 1577 Drake made his voyage around the world in Golden Hind.

  3. Life on board • The ships were made out of wood. The sails has three masts and canvas sails. Ships carried some cannons to fight pirates. • On long voyages, the drinking water turned green and food went rotten. Sailors often died of poor diet and food poisoning. • Sailors had to sleep on the deck, wherever they could find a space. There were no fires and it was really cold at night. • The ship had rats and mice. The food storage room was the dirtiest place on the ship. The food would be dirty and full of worms.

  4. Jobs on board • On board the ship, there were many jobs to do: • Mop the deck • Clean the kitchen • Check the food because of mice and rats • Look after the captain • Change the direction of sails

  5. Food • They did not have fridges so they had to take food from home. They didn’t know when they would find land to find fresh food. • They took on board: • Beer • Biscuits • Cheese • Salt beef and fish • Butter

  6. Drakes treasures • The Queen was astounded by the tremendous quantity of silver, gold and jewels Drake had taken from the Spanish. Because she had personally invested 1000 crowns in the venture. She received 471,000 crowns in return. Thiswas enough money to pay off England's foreign debt as well cover future expenses of the country for several years.

  7. Captain Drake Drake was an accomplished explorer and sea captain who served Elizabeth loyally and helped England become a major sea power. Queen Elizabeth gave him a knighthood on his return to England.

  8. Drakes voyages In 1577 Drake went with five ships to trade to go to the Nile of Africa. They really went in the Pacific Ocean by the Strait of Magellan by mistake

  9. Drakes information Queen Elizabeth allowed Drake to keep 10.000 crowns with which he bought the large estate called Buckland Abbey north of Plymouth. Buckland Abbey is now a museum of the British National trust and holds many of Drake’s possessions.

  10. The treasures Drake had • He stole King Philip II ship called San Felipe. It held gold, china, spices, jewels and silks. She was the richest prize ever taken.

  11. Why was Francis Drake important • Drake was important because he sailed around the world. • He found many treasures. • He was a loyal servant to Queen Elizabeth I

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