Pirate Research Paper
Catherine McDonnell
SS 325
Professor McKeown
3-30-16
Francis Drake was born in roughly 1540 as the youngest of twelve sons. His parents, Mary Myllwaye and Edmund Drake, were farmers on Lord Francis Russell’s estate. At eighteen years old Drake served as an apprentice on a merchant ship that traded goods between France and England. Due to his high skill level on the seas, including navigation, his relatives enlisted him. These relatives, the Hawkins, were privateers that seized merchant ships trading off of the French coast. At twenty years old, Drake was given command of his own ship, the Judith. The Judith and a few other ships with Drake in command and his cousin John Hawkins sailed to Guinea to illegally …show more content…
He learned to hate Catholicism as well as English Catholics who forced the Drake’s from their family home into destitution. He learned from his parents to love a Protestant God. Unlike the Roman Catholic Church, which largely encouraged the ignorance of its adherence, the Reformation, that swept across Europe gave emphasis on reading the bible for oneself. The Reformation, therefore, paved the way for commoners to rise above the state of their birth and grasp the ability to read and write. Without this ability, Francis could have never earned the respect he found in Elizabeth’s …show more content…
A series primarily devoted to Drake titled Sir Francis Drake, is a “far from accurate” depiction, yet gives a fictional twist on Drake’s adventures. It is a twenty-six episode children’s series featured in black and white starting in the 1960s. Terrance Morgan portrays Drake in this series that depicts the Golden Hind in all of its glory. A movie that portrays Drake’s life is Seven Seas to Calais directed by Rudolph Maté and Primo Zeglio. The plot outlines a Sir Francis Drake heading out on a mission to steal gold from the Spanish. As if this adventure was not enough, when he gets back to England he must protect the Queen from a group that is planning a mutiny against her. Another film portraying Francis Drake is Sir Francis Drake: The Queen’s Pirate. This film shows Drake’s battle in protecting the Queen’s shores with his partner Giovanni Battista
Catherine McDonnell
SS 325
Professor McKeown
3-30-16
Francis Drake was born in roughly 1540 as the youngest of twelve sons. His parents, Mary Myllwaye and Edmund Drake, were farmers on Lord Francis Russell’s estate. At eighteen years old Drake served as an apprentice on a merchant ship that traded goods between France and England. Due to his high skill level on the seas, including navigation, his relatives enlisted him. These relatives, the Hawkins, were privateers that seized merchant ships trading off of the French coast. At twenty years old, Drake was given command of his own ship, the Judith. The Judith and a few other ships with Drake in command and his cousin John Hawkins sailed to Guinea to illegally …show more content…
He learned to hate Catholicism as well as English Catholics who forced the Drake’s from their family home into destitution. He learned from his parents to love a Protestant God. Unlike the Roman Catholic Church, which largely encouraged the ignorance of its adherence, the Reformation, that swept across Europe gave emphasis on reading the bible for oneself. The Reformation, therefore, paved the way for commoners to rise above the state of their birth and grasp the ability to read and write. Without this ability, Francis could have never earned the respect he found in Elizabeth’s …show more content…
A series primarily devoted to Drake titled Sir Francis Drake, is a “far from accurate” depiction, yet gives a fictional twist on Drake’s adventures. It is a twenty-six episode children’s series featured in black and white starting in the 1960s. Terrance Morgan portrays Drake in this series that depicts the Golden Hind in all of its glory. A movie that portrays Drake’s life is Seven Seas to Calais directed by Rudolph Maté and Primo Zeglio. The plot outlines a Sir Francis Drake heading out on a mission to steal gold from the Spanish. As if this adventure was not enough, when he gets back to England he must protect the Queen from a group that is planning a mutiny against her. Another film portraying Francis Drake is Sir Francis Drake: The Queen’s Pirate. This film shows Drake’s battle in protecting the Queen’s shores with his partner Giovanni Battista