December 13 - Sir Francis Drake sets off

On this day in Tudor history, 13th December 1577, pirate, sea captain, and explorer Sir Francis Drake finally left the port of Plymouth on his circumnavigation of the Globe.
 
Claire has spoken about this voyage and Drake's life and career in previous talks (see below), so today she shares a letter written by Drake to Sir Francis Walsingham. He really did have a wonderful way with words.
 
You can see this podcast as a video at the following link:
https://youtu.be/k7xmAqIGWUw
 
September 26 - Sir Francis Drake, the Golden Hind and a whole lot of treasure - https://youtu.be/j8aQfsG7Zik

January 27 – Sir Francis Drake - https://youtu.be/LCgBJbxsDds