The Life of Sir Francis Drake

Learn about the life of a famous Tudor Explorer with us.

By Hannah, Nakita and Callum.

Fact File

Name:Sir Francis Drake. Born:1540 in Devon Voyages:SOUTH-

AMERICA, NORTH AMERICA AND HE ALSO SAILED PAST THE ANTARTIC.

Died:56 years old

Ships and Crew

Drake’s ship was named the Golden Hind. Drake was the first English man to sail a boat around the world and his first boat was called the Golden Hind.

There would be about 35 to 40 people on board at a time.

Supplies

They would take wood, coal, candles, wax, lanterns, platters, tankards, leather, dishes, bowls, buckets, scoops, taper candles, shovels, compasses, lamps, water casks, hoops of iron.

Jobs on board Cleaning the deck. Check the captain is

happy. Climbing the rigging. Looking out for ships

with a telescope up the crow’s nest.

Cleaning the cabins.

The Golden Hind

Drake set off to Southern Mexico. With lots of booty, he had twenty-six tons of silver in 1579. He was sailing on the leaking Golden Hind. They landed in America and stayed for five weeks to repair the Golden Hind. Drake arrived triumphantly in England in 1580, after three years on his voyage.

What did they eat ?

1.Beer/drink 2.Biscuits 3.Butter 4.Bread 5.Meat 6.Salt beef 7.fish And much more.

Explore the New World

When they arrived at a ‘New World’ they would dig for treasure.

They would then name the new land after the King or Queen.

Treasure

They found gold, silver, coins and money and jewels. Upon returning to England, Drake presented Queen Elizabeth I with gold, silver and jewels taken from Spanish treasure ships.

Discoveries

Lands,worlds and Lands,worlds and countries are countries are discovered.discovered.

Also late in 1577, Sir Also late in 1577, Sir Francis Drake Left Francis Drake Left England wEngland with five ships to make new voyages and discoveries.

Map of voyage

They thought that if They thought that if they went to the end they went to the end of the map, they of the map, they would fall off and would fall off and monsters would eat monsters would eat them. them.

Conclusion

He was important because he found out that the would wasn't flat.

He was a famous person for his voyages.

And he was important because he was the first English man to sail the world.