The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake

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The life and explorations of Sir Francis Drake

• By Taran, Aiden and Luke.

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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.

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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.

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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

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Food

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

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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. This was
  enough money to pay off England's foreign debt
  as well cover future expenses of the country for
  several years.

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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.

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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

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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 Drakes possessions.

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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.

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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