Do you want to know about Sir Francis Drake? If so you are on the right page. The nationality was English. He lived to be 56. He was born in 1540 and died in 1596. He was the son of a famer and preacher. Unfortunately Sir Francis Drake did not have any education. His career was sailing around the world with his cousin John Hawkins also sailed around the world in a ship called the Golden Hind. Sir Francis Drake was Famous as a sea man, explorer and a pirate, sailing around the world raiding the Spanish and helping to defeat the Spanish Armanda.
Here are some really cool facts about Sir Francis Drake. Did you know he was the oldest of twelve kids? He knew Queen Elizabeth when she was alive of course. Sir Frances Drake did not have any children.