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In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire

Bergreen, Laurence (Author).

An exploration narrative of the highest order: the author of Over the Edge of the World brings alive the extraordinary life and adventures of Sir Francis Drake, whose mastery of the seas during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I changed the course of history--as a pirate raiding Spanish galleons, as the first explorer to successfully circumnavigate the globe, and as a naval hero who defeated the Spanish Armada and reshaped the global order

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Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Privateering > History > 16th century.
Voyages around the world > History > 16th century.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Admirals > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History, Naval > Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
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  • ISBN: 9780062875358
  • Physical Description print
    xviii, 440 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
  • Edition First edition.
  • Publisher [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2021.

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Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Formatted Contents Note: The Island and the Empire -- The Monarch and the Mystic -- "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather" -- Traitor -- Golden Hind -- "The Most Mad Seas" -- "Cruel Courtesy" -- Treasure Fleet -- Cacafuego -- Life among the Miwok -- Deliverance -- Unbroken Blue Water -- Return and Reward -- The Dragon Arrives -- Two Queens, One Throne -- Raid on Caadiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate".

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In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
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In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Mapsp. viii
Principal Charactersp. xv
A Note on Datesp. xix
Book IThe Pirate
Chapter I    The Island and the Empirep. 3
Chapter II    The Monarch and the Mysticp. 34
Chapter III    "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather"p. 65
Chapter IV    Traitorp. 102
Chapter V    Golden Hindp. 118
Chapter VI    "The Most Mad Seas"p. 144
Chapter VII    "Cruel Courtesy"p. 175
Chapter VIII    Treasure Fleetp. 184
Chapter IX    Cacafuegop. 190
Chapter X    Life Among the Miwokp. 205
Chapter XI    Deliverancep. 229
Chapter XII    Unbroken Blue Waterp. 236
Chapter XIII    Return and Rewardp. 249
Book IIEl Draque
Chapter XIV    The Dragon Arrivesp. 259
Chapter XV    Two Queens, One Thronep. 292
Chapter XVI    Raid on Cadizp. 308
Chapter XVII    Signs and Portentsp. 331
Chapter XVIII    Disdain, Revenge, Victoryp. 359
Chapter XIX    A "Top-Earning Pirate"p. 385
Acknowledgmentsp. 399
Notes on Sourcesp. 403
Sourcesp. 405
Bibliographyp. 415
Indexp. 427
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