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Signature. Sir Francis Drake(c.1540 – 28 January 1596) was an English explorerand privateerbest known for his circumnavigation of the worldin a single expedition between 1577 and 1580. This was the first English circumnavigation, and second circumnavigation overall. He is also known for participating in the early English slaving voyagesof his ...
20 May 1962. (1962-05-20) Sir Francis Drake (aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake) is a 1961–1962 British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea and sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court.
Episode #TitleDirected ByWritten By1"The Prisoner"2"The Lost Colony of Virginia"3"Queen of Scots"4"Doctor Dee"Sir Francis Drake was the most famous seaman of Elizabeth's reign. His career has been interpreted in different ways, ranging from national hero to villain.
Sir Francis Drake (1961-62) ITC/ABC/ATV for ITV, tx. (London) 24/9/1961-18/3/1962. In 16th Century England, intrepid adventurer Sir Francis Drake serves Queen and country and repeatedly outwits the old enemy, Spain. A late arrival for the popular swashbuckling cycle of the mid- to late-1950s, Sir Francis Drake proved itself a rather dignified ...
Francis Drake was born in Tavistock, Devon in around 1540 and went to sea at an early age. In 1567, Drake made one of the first English slaving voyages as part of a fleet led by his cousin John ...
The young Drake learnt seamanship on Hawkins’ slave ships, so it could convincingly be argued that he personally played a role in establishing England as a state that trafficked in human cargo. Some onlookers from the vantage point of the 21st Century will see this as grounds to have Drake condemned as a villain, plain and simple.
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Sir Francis Drake 1961-62 ABC TV. This was the last of ITC swashbuckling shows to be produced for ITC. Debuting in 1961 the series starred Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, the sixteenth-century Elizabethan maritime adventurer, with Jean Kent taking the role of Elizabeth the first. Other regulars in the series included a very young Michael ...
