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In Search of a Kingdom - Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire (Paperback)
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In Search of a Kingdom - Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire (Paperback)
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Loot Price R351
Discovery Miles 3 510
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"FASCINATING . . . Dramatic and timely." -New York Times Book
Review, Editors' Choice In this grand and thrilling narrative, the
author of the 200,000-copy paperback bestseller Over the Edge of
the World reveals the singular adventures of Sir Francis Drake,
whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I
changed the course of history. "Entrancing . . . Very good indeed."
-Wall Street Journal Before he was secretly dispatched by Queen
Elizabeth to circumnavigate the globe, or was called upon to save
England from the Spanish Armada, Francis Drake was perhaps the most
wanted-and successful-pirate ever to sail. Nicknamed "El Draque" by
the Spaniards who placed a bounty on his head, the notorious
red-haired, hot-tempered Drake pillaged galleons laden with New
World gold and silver, stealing a vast fortune for his queen-and
himself. For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as
a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to
transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global
imperial power. In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders,
Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth
successfully. (Ferdinand Magellan had died in his attempt.) Part
exploring expedition, part raiding mission, Drake's audacious
around-the-world journey in the Golden Hind reached Patagonia, the
Pacific Coast of present-day California and Oregon, the Spice
Islands, Java, and Africa. Almost a decade later, Elizabeth called
upon Drake again. As the devil-may-care vice admiral of the English
fleet, Drake dramatically defeated the once-invincible Spanish
Armada, spurring the British Empire's ascent and permanently
wounding its greatest rival. The relationship between Drake and
Elizabeth is the missing link in our understanding of the rise of
the British Empire, and its importance has not been fully described
or appreciated. Framed around Drake's key voyages as a window into
this crucial moment in British history, In Search of a Kingdom is a
rousing adventure narrative entwining epic historical themes with
intimate passions.
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