SIR FRANCIS DRAKE

• By Natalie S. and Anna S.

THE VOYAGE

• Queen Elizabeth sent Drake on a secret voyage to America.
• It took Drake three years, from 1577 to 1580 to sail around the world.
• Drake sailed on the Golden Hind.
• Drake was kind to his crew,but demanded loyalty and respect.

THIS IS A MAP OF DRAKE'S ROUTE.

WHEN HE WAS YOUNG

• Sir Francis Drake was born in Devon,England in the 1540s.
• When Drake was young he helped build english ships.

QUEEN ELIZABETH KNIGHTED DRAKE. TO THE ENGLISH DRAKE WAS A HERO.

COOL FACTS

• Drake went to sea when he was 12 or 13 as an apprentice on a small trading ship.
• When the owner of the trading ship died, he left the ship to Drake.
• When Drake died his body was put in a casket, and then was slipped overboard.