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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Drake’s Great Armada – Walter Bigges

Posted on December 28, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

A Spanish fleet of 130 ships sailed from La Coruna in August of 1588 and was called the Spanish Armada.  Its sole purpose was to escort an army fro Flanders to invade England and overthrow Queen Elizabeth I with the … Continue reading →

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Time Spent With the Harvard Classics: Sir Francis Drake’s Famous Voyage Around the World

Posted on December 13, 2017 by alohapromisesforever

Sir Francis Drake embarked for South Seas, December 13, 1577 Born in roughly 1540, the English sea captain and privateer, Sir Francis Drake, passed away on January 28, 1596.  Before he did, however, he carried out the second circumnavigation of … Continue reading →

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