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The Sir Francis Drake Hotel
Review of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel in downtown San Francisco: Good choice for a romantic weekend getaway, business travel, and nightlife on California's Central Coast.
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A Battle Royale
A clash between two monarchs, the King of Spain and the Queen of England, sets up a collision course with destiny.
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Sir Francis Drake
Drake was all things to all people: a colorful, adventuring, pioneering, slave-trading cutthroat who left his mark on the Spanish sphere of influence in the New World.
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Sir Francis Drake
The Sea Dog, Sir Francis Drake helped defeat the Spanish Armada, but only after he sailed his ship The Golden Hind around the world stealing Spanish gold
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Sir Francis Drake
Francis Drake was one of the most successful privateers of the 16th-century, and even fought in the battle against the Spanish Armada.
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Sir Francis Drake –The Dragon
During the Age of Exploration there was no more fearless man than Sir Francis Drake. He was a patriot to the English crown and a dreaded pirate to her majesty's enemies.
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Sir Francis Drake and The Golden Hinde
Between 1577 and 1580, Sir Francis Drake circumnavigated the world. See a full scale replica of the Elizabethan Galleon he sailed in.
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Sir Francis Drake Association
Connect a con to a dashing explorer knighted by Queen Elizabeth and you have the Sir Francis Drake Association.
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Sir Francis Drake: No Hero's Death
Sir Francis Drake sailed around the globe, defeated the Spanish Armada, and brought the potato from South America to England. Nonetheless, he died miserably at age 56.
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The Armada, Part 2
Conclusion of the story of the defeat of the Spanish Armada
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The Life of Sir Francis Drake
When the Spanish Empire seized the riches of the Americas, their rivals in Europe resented this, and made bids to claim some of the riches themselves.
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"Singeing The King's Beard"
Defying orders, Sir Francis Drake carries out a daring plan to strike against England's greatest enemy--the Spanish.
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16 Famous Pirates
Life as a pirate has been romanticized by novels and movies. Even though it was dangerous and violent, pirates themselves defended its allure and adventure.
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Sir Admiral John Hawkins
John Hawkins was one of the heroes of the early English navy and the fight against the Spanish Armada. He was also one of the fathers of the American slave trade.
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Spectral Wild Hunts and a Cruel Huntsman
The wild hunt is a ghostly procession of huntsman, their horses and dogs. Its roots are in ancient Germanic/Norse mythology. It has different leaders, Odin, Holda, Bertha, Frigga and Herne, depending on the country where the hunt takes place. After the Reformation, when the belief in Purgatory was abolished, the Wild Hunt was the lot of the unbaptized dead. These people could not be buried on sacred ground and were interred in unconsecrated earth. The belief was that their spirits remained earthbound. These unfortunate souls were game for the Wild Hunt and were chased into hell by them. There have been reported sighting of this spectral phenomena with its people and ghostly animals.
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke Island
What happened to the 117 people who tried to establish the first English settlement in America?
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The Spanish Galleons
Clumsy and slow, but seaworthy, this ship above all others fired a pirate’s imagination. Galleons guarded the treasure bound for Spain and the king’s coffers. A single captured prize could make a pirate rich--if he caught her. Yet as stalwart as the galleon appeared, she was actually quite fragile when pitted against Mother Nature, who succeeded in wrecking the galleons, which sank to the ocean floor with their precious cargo.
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Chesapeake Bay Pirates
Add pirates to the list of trials and tribulations faced by early settlers around the Virginia Colony's Chesapeake Bay. But pirates were simply independent entrepreneurs.
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The Spanish Armada in 1588
After many provocations like the raids of English privateers on Spanish ships and open assistance to Dutch rebels in the Netherlands, Philip II launched his armada.
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The Spanish Flota
With Christopher Columbus’ discovery of the New World, Spain gained control of a vast overseas empire with great riches. The king needed this treasure to fund the frequent wars that depleted the royal coffers. In time the area Spain controlled became known as the Spanish Main. Between 1492 and 1830 the New World produced 4,035,156,000 gold and silver pesos. Carried in the holds of the treasure fleets, these riches drew pirates to them like a magnet draws metal.
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Tobi Island Tattoo
This article is for those who are in peril on the high seas.
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Captain Henry Morgan's Later Years
Morgan's pirating career winds down. A title and post as lieutenant governor is conferred upon him. Now wealthy, he is one of the few pirates who ends up retiring.
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Northern California Renaissance Faire Hollister
The Northern California Renaissance Faire recreates a medieval marketplace at Casa de Fruta in Hollister on weekends from September 6 to October 12, 2008.
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Privateers of Elizabethan England
Pirates weren't the only terrors on the high seas of the Caribbean - privateers had their own plundering to do.
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The World's Largest Lightning Storm
Venezuela's Catatumbo Lightning phenomenon spawns more lightning than any other storm in the world, and has helped shape the history of the region for centuries.
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Inca Gold
<U>Inca Gold</U> is a story filled to the brim with legends, tales, myths, and adventures that begin in 1532, when a fleet of ships, from somewhere in Meso-America, secretly set sail to an island in the middle of an inland sea. The location could well be one of the fabled Seven Cities of Cibola. Here, trusted priests hide a magnificient treasure more vast than that of any potentate. Afterwards, they silently disappear into the night never to heard from again... This virtual adventure into a dangerous and legendary antiquity can be yours. <U>Inca Gold</U> is among legends very best!
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Vacation and Dive the British Virgin Islands
Vacation and dive in this tropical island hot spot. A refuge for sailors and pirates, the BVI's now boast some of the best diving in the Caribbean.
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Explorers of Canada, Part III: Sir Martin Frobisher
It's been over a month since the second part in the series, finally here's the third instalment of Explorers of Canada. This time we meet artic explorer Sir Martin Frobisher.
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Before Jamestown
Gilbert starts a colony at New Foundland. Drake returns the Roanoke settlers to England. The second Roanoke group disappears.
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Brixham on the English Riviera for Seafood
The famous Fish Market at Brixham Harbour on the English Riviera is having a multi-million pound transformation which will offer a unique experience to visitors.
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Historic La Coruna, Galicia, Spain
La Coruna in Galicia, Spain has plenty of history to it. Find out more about the stories behind the city walls, Jardin de San Carlos and Tower of Hercules.
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Lemuria - The Exorcism of House Spirits
Lemures and Lares were ancient Roman ghosts. The Romans were obsessed with all kinds of invisible entities and develpoed ways to control them.
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Mojito Recipe
Lime, sugar, rum, and mint come together in this legendary drink. A simple recipe with a long history of pirates, revolution, and romantic writers.
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Portugal Trivia: Algarve Facts
Southern Portugal: Information and statistics on the Ria Formosa, chameleons, chapels made from bones, dolphin-watching, slave trading, salt pans and cork museum.
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POSH AND DEMI-POSH BVI BEACH RESORTS
Short list of posh and demi-posh BVI Resorts
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Take a Culinary Tour of Suffolk
Suffolk is a traditional farming county famous for its pork and apples. It's also the place to eat sprats, visit a brewery and learn about making flour at a water mill.
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100 Greatest Britons
A BBC poll, and subsequent television show, revealed the most important British people in history.
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Biography of Spanish Writer Lope de Vega
A brief biography of Lope de Vega, one of Spain's most popular playwrights, who wrote over 1,500 plays and many fine poems.
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Cayman Islands Diving
A perennial favorite for divers of all levels, Cayman Islands have something for everyone.
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Cruising in Antarctica
Only 1000kms south of Ushuaia in Argentina lies the Antarctic Peninsular, a remote, fascinating and adventurous world, accessible to travellers as never before.
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CRUISING WITHOUT CROWDS
Charter a sailboat instead of a cruise ship,Charter a sailboat instead of a cruise ship
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Great Tales from English History by Robert Lacey
These fascinating stories of historical figures and events are sure to stir the reader's interest in the social and political development of the British Isles.
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Maria Pita, the Heroine of La Coruna
An astonishing act of bravery by an outraged woman broke the siege and saved La Coruna from defeat.
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Marooned on Marina Cay
Stop off and dive, snorkel, and eat your way around Marina Cay in the British Virgin Islands.
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Marvelous Mojitos!
The history of the mojito, the lore and the debates. The cocktail of choice for pirates, swashbucklers and this writer: who found the tastiest version in Ft. Lauderdale!
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Pirate Ships on the Horizon
The vessels of choice among pirates included the schooner, brigantine and galleon. They all shared one common factor: they were almost always stolen.
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Places Of Interest In London, England
There are so many attractions to see in London it's difficult for tourists to fit everything in during their stay. But help is at hand!
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Sea Monsters and Whirlpools
The sea monster is nowhere to be seen. However, familiar favourites such as Captain Jack Sparrow and Davy Jones make their expected return as they battle amid a maelstrom
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Table Mountain National Park in South Africa
Situated at the tip of Africa, the Table Mountain National Park stretches from Signal Hill in the north to Cape Point in the south and includes valleys, bays and beaches.
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The Mystery of the Spanish Mound
Among the First Nations peoples of south-central British Columbia, there is a legend of buried Conquistador artifacts at a location referred to as the Spanish Mound.
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