Sir Francis Drake, master seaman and buccaneer
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Sir Francis Drake (1540 –1596) was an English sailor, slave-trader, pirate and explorer. He is probably most famous for being the vice-admiral of the British fleet at the time of the invading Spanish Armada - which was defeated. Drake was also the first Englishman to sail all the way around the world, and consequently made a Knight by Queen Elizabeth I.
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