#OnThisday 1579
#Privateer #FrancisDrake captured the Spanish treasure ship ‘Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.’ (AKA the 'Cacafuego.') Months later, he would land in modern day California, claiming the land for England, calling it Nova Albion. He would go on to circumnavigate the globe.
“There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.”
🌊 Sir #FrancisDrake, English explorer and privateer, passed away #OTD 28 January 1596. #History #Maritime
Elizabeth I knighting Francis Drake on board the Golden Hind at Deptford, London, 1581.
Drake’s departure was a turning point in English maritime history. The voyage proved that England could challenge Spanish power on a global scale and helped lay the groundwork for future exploration and empire.
#FrancisDrake #AgeOfExploration #MaritimeHistory #TudorEngland #WorldVoyage
Старт навколосвітньої експедиції Дрейка
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#ФренсісДрейк #НавколосвітняПодорож #ЕпохаВеликихГеографічнихВідкриттів #МорськаІсторія #НоваАльбіон
#FrancisDrake #Circumnavigation #AgeOfExploration #MaritimeHistory #NovaAlbion
🎭 This Day in History – Sept 26, 1580
Sir Francis Drake finishes his circumnavigation of the globe — the first Englishman to sail the full spiral of the Earth.
But I imagine it like this:
Jörmungandr finished snaking his way around the world,
chasing his own tail back home —
and found that no […]
Vintage photograph of cyclists in front of Drake's statue on Plymouth Hoe
Bike ride in my old home town of Plymouth UK...
#bikeped #FrancisDrake #PlymouthHoe #PlymouthUK #DevonUK
Philomena Cunk, World Treasure
“… and at any moment, the prospect that you might just sail off the edge of the world. It’s a sobering thought, which they’d have needed, bc they were all pissed to the bollocks on #rum.”
🤣
More #PhilomenaCunk, this time from #Cunk on #Britain 🇬🇧
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#FrancisDrake #UK #lol
Cunk on Britain; she visits The Golden Hind, Francis Ford Drakkola’s famed galleon.
More shots of Cunk on the ship as she narrates
Walking up stairs
Love her jacket 😆
“This is #FrancisDrake ‘s ship, called #GoldenHind. That’s #Tudor for ‘Ass of Gold.’ It was in this ship that Drake became the first man to circumcise the globe, which is probably why this sort of #ship is called a #ClipperShip.”
🤣
Y’all, I am DYING 🤣
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#lol #Britain #Cunk
I finally managed to do some hobby. I only got a 1:200 scale rowboat together as that was all my body really allowed me to do, but I got something done! Bananaman for scale.
#Miniatures #ModelKits #AgeOfSail #TallShips #SailingShips #SailingShips #Heller #GoldenHind #FrancisDrake #BananaManForScale
#OnThisDay 1579
#FrancisDrake landed on the coast of what would one day become California. He claimed the land for Queen Elizabeth, calling it #NovaAlbion. He and his crew stayed for a time, keeping friendly relations with the Native Americans he encountered (presumably the Coast Miwok Nation.)
Map with routes of famous European explorers.
Made a quiz about the routes of famous European explorers (Age of Exploration) 🗺️🧭
geographyquiz.app/quiz/routes-...
Not too difficult and hopefully educational 🙂
#Magellan #ChristopherColumbus #FrancisDrake
#フランシスドレーク #francisdrake #イケメンヴァンパイア #イケメンヴァンパイア偉人たちと恋の誘惑 #ikemenvampire #ikemenseries #wip #workinprogress #art #sketches #drawing #doodles #fanart #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #digitalpainting #digitalrough #lineart #phonegame #otomegame
#フランシスドレーク #francisdrake #イケメンヴァンパイア #イケメンヴァンパイア偉人たちと恋の誘惑 #ikemenvampire #ikemenseries #wip #workinprogress #art #sketches #drawing #doodles #fanart #digitalart #digitalillustration #illustration #digitalpainting #digitalrough #lineart #phonegame #otomegame
Sepia real photographic postcard showing a view of the memorial to Sir Francis Drake on The Hoe in Plymouth, Devon. Published by Modern Portraits, Plymouth, No P. 27, c.1950. Postally unused. Very good condition, with very slight corner bumps.
The Drake Memorial, Plymouth Hoe, Devon, c.1950 - Modern Portraits RP Postcard
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#Plymouth #PlymouthHoe #FrancisDrake #Postcards
En el 4 de mayo de 1589, Francis Drake fue derrotado en Coruña. Además de María Pita, también hubo otro héroe español que enfrentó a los ingleses: el Marqués de Cerralbo. 🇪🇸🇬🇧💪 #FrancisDrake #MarquésDeCerralbo 🗡️
A drink, a fight, and tales through the night,
Of piracy, slavery, and the world encompassed...
TALES OF DRAKE - Tuesday 29th July to Saturday 2nd August
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Written and performed by Nick Wilkes
Directed by Jon Legg
#Theatre #History #FrancisDrake #Sea #Pirate
Francis Drake’s Ring
Nate loses Drake’s ring at the end of Uncharted 3.
- But in Uncharted 1, he leaves it with Drake’s body.
- Why abandon it if it’s so important?
What’s your favorite ring moment?
#Uncharted #FrancisDrake #GamingRelics #PlayStation #UnchartedFans
🎭 #Magellan 🎭
Few tickets left!!!
🗓️Tomorrow, Mar 11
🕖Doors+bar 19.00
🕢Show 19.30
⚓ #GoldenHinde, #LondonBridge
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#kastartassociation #khaossia #london #southwark #thingstodo #thingstodolondon #francisdrake #theatre #music #mediterranean #folklore #philippines
🎭 #Magellan 🎭
Few tickets left!!!
🗓️Tuesday, Mar 11
🕖Doors + bar 19.00
🕢Show 19.30
⚓ #GoldenHinde, #LondonBridge
www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/magellan-o...
#kastartassociation #khaossia #london #southwark #thingstodo #thingstodolondon #francisdrake #theatre #music #mediterranean #folklore #philippines
#OnThisDay 1579
Sir #FrancisDrake captured the Spanish treasure galleon called ‘Nuestra Señora de la Concepción.’ (More commonly known as the 'Cacafuego.') He would go on to successfully circumnavigate the globe.
Asturias ante la amenaza inglesa: Defensa y preparativos en el siglo XVI tras el desastre de la Armada Invencible killbait.com/es/asturias-... #historia #asturias #francisdrake #armadainvencible
The Golden Hinde was the first English ship that circumnavigated the globe, led by Sir #FrancisDrake. They followed the new route around South America tragically opened by Ferdinand Magellan’s fleet only 60 years earlier.
Printed colour postcard showing a view of the statue of Sir Francis Drake on the Esplanade at Plymouth, Devon. Publisher not stated, No W 7683, c.1905. Postally unused, but with short message and address of Miss F Holman, 2 Roseberry Cottages, Ash. Good condition, with slight corner bumps, but some foxing to edges.
Drake Statue and Esplanade, Plymouth, Devon, c.1905 - Postcard
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#Plymouth #FrancisDrake #Postcards
“There must be a beginning of any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.”
🌊 Sir #FrancisDrake passed away #OTD 28 January 1596. #History #Maritime
gonna repost all of my fgo lady drawings so heres the first batch! i got a lot of shit for my style when i drew these so i dont like them as much anymore ajfdklsa
🏷️ #fategrandorder #fgo #fatego #tamamonomae #caster #scheherazade #minamotonoraikou #berserker #francisdrake #rider #juliandoodles
Starting Bluesky with this as a first pose cuz this is close to my heart ❤
#digitalart #procreate #illustration #FGO #francisdrake
"Chamuscarle la barba la Rey de España" (expedición contra Cádiz 1587) — Sir Francis Drake
Sir #FrancisDrake sailed into #Cádiz harbor #OnThisDay in 1587, destroying 37 ships & tons of supplies for the #SpanishArmada, delaying #PhilipII's venture for a year — a significant setback for #Spain in its rivalry with Elizabeth Tudor's England...
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Commission for
@morganv.bsky.social GM_MorganV
on who wanted to draw them in Francis Drake's outfit from Fate/Extra. Thank you for commissioning me!
#commission #oc #notmyoc #persona #fateextra #francisdrake #digitalart #fanart #myart
