A father figure of mine passed away this year. Today was his birthday. He carried a picture of Francias Drake so that he could tell his barber what he wanted his beard to look like. It's serendipitous that Drake's Biographic came out today. Cheers, Keith. Rest in Peace.
In that particular era the lines were blurred between navy, pirate, and merchant. The official Royal Navy that beat the Spanish was heavily subsidised by merchants who were often routinely pirates on the side, depending on which way the wind was blowing.
Drake was a brave man and an English patriot at a time when that was needed. He helped build his nation and set it on the glorious path Britain blazed in the next couple centuries!
@@-TheRealChris oh I’m aware, I just want to see Simons reactions to each sinking and subsequent survival by the cat. Also maybe a “cat came back” reference or two
@@nalmolen9394 or one about sergeant reckless, a cavalry horse in the Korean War that would perform solo resupply missions and earned more medals in her service than most humans
“There must be a beginning of a any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory” Sir Francis Drake
Yes, there must be a beginning of my series proving that the British Empire was NOT the biggest, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory. Knighting a pirate to call him sir means chivalry died in England centuries ago.
1:05 - Chapter 1 - Early Years 5:00 - Chapter 2 - Privateering profiteering 10:50 - Mid roll ads 12:25 - Chapter 3 - Around the world 18:35 - Chapter 4 - War of the armadas 21:40 - Chapter 5 - Decline & death
Definitely one of the most fascinating figures to grace the pages of Naval history. I'm always surprised at how few people actually know about this man.
I’m 36 and I’m here bc I’m looking at buying land in ES and I heard this man buried some gold near where I’m buying land, so I’m doing a little digging. Lol
@@sammythelegendarygamer6855 Sir Francis Drake didn't have any kids. I'm guessing you descend from one of his many siblings? He had something like a half dozen that survived into adulthood.
It would be interesting because they were contemporaries except Raleigh was a failure at just about everything and Drake was a success at just about everything.
It is that if we look in history we will see that there were Spanish corsairs with a much more successful career than that of Francis Drake and other English pirates who in most cases died violently and in frank decline. For example, the Spanish corsair Amaro Pargo had a much more successful and long career than, for example, Blackbeard. Amaro not only was able to survive piracy, but he died peacefully in his house after having achieved nobility and being one of the richest people in Spain at the time. That really is a successful career and worthy of being remembered.
We're not here to look for "succesful" people, this is a biographic channel, and the most interesting biographies are those that have people that success and fail, that makes them more complex.
@@Simonsvids if you knew history as well, you would know the Argentine have a solid claim. The English ceased their claims to the Spanish in the Nootka Conventions, Spain then gave the administration to Buenos Aires as it was the closest major city of the Empire. After independence, those territories had 3 argentine governors, 2 extra settlements were founded making a total of three (Puerto Luis, Rosas and Dorrego) and people were born there for the first time and with Argentine nationality until the occupation in 1833, which was resisted by the locals who were then kicked out.
Sir Francis Drake is an ancestor of mine and his name lives on in the first born sons of our family. His roll top desk has helped a lot of us in our studies in school.
So you’re telling me Francis Drake was not a pink-haired anime pirate woman that commanded a fleet of magical boats? What other lies has Fate told me?!?
I spent the day at Drake’s house on Thursday, showing a local youth group the house and history. They have in temperature and humidity regulated glass displays the actual original coats of arms flags that literally flew aboard the golden hinde during many voyages and battles. He brought water directly to Plymouth which made it expand to the city it still is today. It was a massive thing to be knighted back then, so for him to reach that height as a commoner who grew up on farm was a phat accomplishment.
I know that Simon has an inviolable rule to include one grotesque mispronunciation in every video, but it's pretty sad hearing an Englishman mispronouncing "hind"....
I agree, I enjoy the videos but Simon's mispronunciations are distracting and the Golden Hind is such an important ship in English history, you can still visit it today.
@@andrewbirch5738 I remember going to see it on a school trip in the 90's. Didn't really appreciate the significance of the original vessel at the time.
Suggestion for a BIOGRPAHICS EPISODE of ; willem van oranje (William of Orange) is known as the founding father and hero of The Netherlands. he made his fame when he led the Dutch uprising against the rule of the Spanish Habsburgthe (The Spanish where in the Netherlands) , The uprise led to the 80-year war (in the Netherlands) (1568-1648) between the Dutch states and Spain There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname.
Hey Simon, how about a biographics on Jimmy Hoffa? Think he would be interesting subject. His story has a lot of topics of discussion such as labor organizer, mafia deals, and unsolved disappearance.
Wait, I could've sworn Francis Drake was a pink-haired women who had cannons that shot lasers and commanded a fleet of flying pirate ships. Fate has lied to me.
So, fun fact: Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis & Clark) is a relation of Sir Drake. I only know this because they're both cousins on my mom's side, turns out not very many times removed.
@@hashtag415 hey I can actually prove my lineage by my family tree. Sir Francis Drake was my 16th great uncle and his brother William was my direct descendant and where my family came from.
For anyone interested, sir Francis drake is based on the ONE PIECE character, X Drake. He was a navy marine who betrayed his crew and became a pirate with his dragon powers.
I'd love to see a biography of Phillip II. I think we get an Anglofied version of his his life, but his life is a lot more interesting then just the failed invasions of England
He hid his fleet in a place now called Drakes pool, up the estuary from my village Crosshaven, co. Cork, Ireland when the Spanish Armada was chasing him.
Sir Francis Drake is one of the greatest men in history and doesnt get the credit he deserves. His achievements in exploration and navigation rank along side that of Captain Cook and while Magellan gets the credit for being the first to circumnavigate the globe, he never actually achieved it as he died along the way. Drake completed the task and lived to tell the tale. And his contribution in helping to defeat the Spanish Armada is as significant as Nelsons defeat of the French at the battle of Trafalgar. Both helped turn the tide and helped Britain dominate the seas for centuries. The only difference being is Drake survived and lived to tell the tale. And where as Nelsons achievements where deliberately hyped up by the powers that be for propaganda purposes to give moral to the nation, Drakes achievements were deliberately played down by the powers that be because Queen Elizabeth wanted to keep things secret from the French and Spanish rivals. Drake is thought to have discovered far more judging by charts and maps created unofficially at the time but much of the evidence is thought to have been lost or destroyed during the Great fire of London or the English civil war.
Idea for a future BIOGRPAHICS episode; Judas Maccabeus was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (the Greeks) (167-160 BCE). The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabeus removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it !
Great video as always. I use your videos a lot to teach secondary history. Ive been playing the new Assassins Creed and would love to see you do a video on Ivar the Boneless!
There is no evidence that they were an item. Maybe Drake got some since she did give him an eye-full one hot day. Drake said she had a very good bosom or something like that. Drake really did respect her and her position way to much to try anything. But who knows? Drake was her favorite.
@@markerhein That's right. He barged into her private bed chamber. She was in "a state of undress" and wasn't wearing her wig. Said she had some large plumpies.
The trade of slaves between the Spanish colonists and vessels from another country than Castille and Aragon followed a script. They would anchor off the coast, the colonists would fire off their cannon, the slavery would land with a force of men and attack the town, and the colonists would give up. This way they could tell Spanish bureaucrats they "had" to buy slaves as part of the surrender(at quite a discount from the Spanish prices).
And there is an ignorant bunch of malcontents trying to have it removed claiming incorrectly that Drake was a "slave trader" and simple pirate. Protect that statue!
Thank you for this video. It is quite accurate except for a few areas where you need more explanation. The massacre in Rathlin was in contrast to virtually all of Drake's character so I give Drake the benefit of the doubt and say he didn't do it. Drake's first trip on his own was entirely reconnaissance for a planned attack to follow. And when he first attacked Nombre de Dios, on his next trip, he found a huge warehouse full of silver. Drake directed his men to break down a massive door which he thought was protecting a huge amount of gold. He passed out from loss of blood due to getting shot in the foot and his men abandoned the whole campaign to get their beloved captain Drake back to the safety of the ship. The Doughty incident was not right either. Doughty was a clear mutineer and Drake had every cause, legal and moral, to execute him.
Glad to see that you at least mentioned the Counter-Armada attack of 1589, always forgotten thanks to english historiography. Keep up the good work, I just recently discovered the channel and I´m already blown away by the quality
OH! I've been to Point Reyes many times. I never knew about the history of the place, I always assumed it was just a beautiful place in the world to visit. It's GORGEOUS, and one of my favorite places in the world. If you're in the San Francisco area, definitely check it out.
The Golden Hind had on Drakes return to England around £500,000 worth of treasure in its hold, which was enough to equal the total tax take for England for 1 year, quite a haul.
A reason the English Navy did so well against the Spanish was the use of flintlocks in the cannon which could fire at a greater rate than the Spanish fuses. Drake was continually begging Elizabeth 1 for more ammunition. My favourite Drake legend was from Drake's Leat, which brought fresh water from Dartmoor to the rapidly expanding Plymouth (and handily supplying water for his mills as well). When the leat opened, he galloped next to the flow of water on a white horse all the way to Plymouth (to Drake's reservoir on North Hill). When this story got to the Spanish, they had him in such high esteem that the story was that Plymouth needed drinking water, so Drake rode to the moors on a white horse and commanded a river to follow him all the way back to Plymouth. Plymouth hides her exceptional history well.
some of these old sailor ones remind me of John Paul Jones (American revolution one, not Led Zeppelin one nor the bachelorette contestant lol). he would be incredibly interesting for an episode here.
In one of AC Black Flag DLC's your can get his privateering uniform, his sets of silver broadswords and his flintlock pistol, but however flintlock firearms weren't yet invented until the early 1630's almost 35 years after his death in 1596 so Drake's flintlocks in the game are historical incorrect. The only firearms that were around Drake's time were matchlock and wheelock.
I like how you presented 'both sides" of Drake's seafaring endeavors . Wasn't he "knighted' by Queen Elizabeth I? To conclude whether he was a maritime hero or maritime pirate, perhaps a little of both (as your video presents). But that's me being subjective , so it would depend on who you asked.
I had to do a reasearch paper on him in World Civilization class. Even had to build a ship. All the other kids had to build a very specific ship, such as a Frigate or a Galleon, and what they were used for. My teacher gave me a 'Fire ship.' I dont know what that says about me at the time or why she thought to give me that specific... I would say Catagory of ships, since Drake had used mainly broken down ships for these 'Fire Ships.' I was able to build literally any ship he was known to use. Which is alot of them, so I chose the Frigate. Its my favorite style of ship, I dont know why. I think it stems from the early days of Pirate of the Carribean online and my choice of ship was always a frigate, more specifically the War Frigate. That was untill the Brigs came in on an update to the game.
@@markerhein well technically no I’m not his direct but his brother William was who my grandfather and Drake line continued through us into America. Even here in America my Drake family were farmers and soldiers.
I am a direct descendant of Francis and I would or couldn't ever not like my relative. He comes from a loyal, noble and honorable and christian family. He was not a terrible or cruel man. Every ship captain or in Francis case and admiral) was tough on thier crew back them. He is no different. His hatred of Spaniards was his drive and to beat them from taking all the gold. People assume things bad of my Francis and they dont know what and how he did things. Our family has those writing and records that are not for the public to read. Slavery was the one thing that he did do that was wrong and had some family that would not admit he was related. He didnt do or make bad disissuns any different then others back them. I am a bay area native and yes, Salsatito bay was named after him( drake Bay). False records and writings were written on some of this dealings as of other American or world history was.
As a kid, I read G. A. Henty's " Under Drake's Flag". Almost half a century later, I still remember, albeit vaguely some of the scenes. There is of course a slab stone monument in California but not much else to remind one of him. Since he himself was dealing with slaves, he was after all not much different from the catholic spainiards. G A Henty however ignores it and now my childhood hero, unlike Thomas Cook, has shown his feet of muck. Nevertheless a significant contributor to english Maritime and geographical know-how, that would make this island folk the greatest maritime empire builders on earth.
Ironically when tracing my roots through my mother's side, it goes back to Francis Drake... On my father's side... Spanish! Lol! My son is named after him Drake, not Francis. Shocked my parents don't get along. Shocked I tell you.
The Drake-Norris expedition was support for the King in Exile who had lived in England for years after Spain had claimed the throne for its own. It was expected that rebels would rise up and support Antonio. That support never materialized and doed any hope of the expedition being a success. Also, Norris was on the ground in A Coruna and in charge of the infantry. Up until this period naval expeditions for most Euro countries had a sea captain, usually of low birth, who got the army to where it was going and the army was led by a nobleman. It was Drake's execution of Douty that began to signal a change that would really begin in the next century and the British Navy became a professional force.
You should do a video on Jessica Mitford. The red sheep Mitford sister. The one who drew the line between fascism and family by literally drawing a line between her sister Unity's side of the room
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you racist you cant get a portuguese name correct ...
@@DanteChazydarthvader That's not racism. Calm down.
@@aaropajari7058 i know just trolling
@@DanteChazydarthvader 👍👍👍
Is Simon a gamer?? Love the video game sponsors =)
Me who played the uncharted games: ah yes the guy who got killed by zombies
nazi zombies
Uncharted was my favorite game I loved the storylines.
@@PikaFilmStudios Spanish*
@@itsFOW Resident Evil 4 also has zombie(esque) Spaniards.
MORIR ES VIVIR
MORIR ES VIVIR
@@scintillam_dei = To die for the cause, is to live.
A father figure of mine passed away this year. Today was his birthday. He carried a picture of Francias Drake so that he could tell his barber what he wanted his beard to look like. It's serendipitous that Drake's Biographic came out today. Cheers, Keith. Rest in Peace.
Serendipitous!As much as I love our wonderful language, coincidence would have sufficed!😅😅Just pulling your leg!😅
The difference beetween Naval War Hero and Deadly Pirate depends entirely on who you ask. =D
One mans freedom fighter is another mans terrorist I would wager, wonder what Spanish people think of him
Curiosly he was both
All on the British navy payroll so there’s no difference
In that particular era the lines were blurred between navy, pirate, and merchant. The official Royal Navy that beat the Spanish was heavily subsidised by merchants who were often routinely pirates on the side, depending on which way the wind was blowing.
@Biscuits Kids and he did both
Drake was a brave man and an English patriot at a time when that was needed. He helped build his nation and set it on the glorious path Britain blazed in the next couple centuries!
"Greatness from small beginnings"
Great guilt from small beginnings.
Sic Parvis Magna
Hope you do a video about his decedents Nathan and Samuel.
Hahah, Uncharted games are so good, and I am watching this video because of them
Petition for Simon to do a biographics on Unsinkable Sam, the cat that survived three sinking ships during the Second World War.
Drachinifel has a great vid on Sam and other notable ships cats.
@@-TheRealChris oh I’m aware, I just want to see Simons reactions to each sinking and subsequent survival by the cat. Also maybe a “cat came back” reference or two
Or how about the pigeon that legitimately earned a medal after the world war? (Can’t remember, I or II). Bet you would like that story too!
@@nalmolen9394 or one about sergeant reckless, a cavalry horse in the Korean War that would perform solo resupply missions and earned more medals in her service than most humans
I just found out that my cat has advanced stage cancer and you just made my day better, i didn´t know about Sam.
“There must be a beginning of a any great matter, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory”
Sir Francis Drake
drake the pirate and villane
@@juanmorales5133 hahahah to you yes
@@williamwallace897 jajaja,instead hahaha.
Yes, there must be a beginning of my series proving that the British Empire was NOT the biggest, but the continuing unto the end until it be thoroughly finished yields the true glory.
Knighting a pirate to call him sir means chivalry died in England centuries ago.
Francis Drake: The Privateer, Explorer Extraordinaire, And Ancestor Of Nathan Drake
The devil-worshipper, the pirate, the shithead.
1:05 - Chapter 1 - Early Years
5:00 - Chapter 2 - Privateering profiteering
10:50 - Mid roll ads
12:25 - Chapter 3 - Around the world
18:35 - Chapter 4 - War of the armadas
21:40 - Chapter 5 - Decline & death
Thanks.
Because of your meticulous interest in detail, I watched it in reverse order.
Chapter Eternity: Hell.
Uncharted flashbacks for me rn
YES !!!!!!!!
Facts💯👌🏾
I thought I was the only one..
I'm going to have to play them again now
Best game of ps3
Simon it's hind as in beHIND not hind as in HINDer, other than that another excellent video.
It's not as easy as one might think to do videos like this. 😂
@@MentoringGrowingLeaders Unless you happen to be english and were taught this in school ;)
Thanks, I've seen the replica of the Hind and was starting to think it was a different ship..
It's one thing to mispronounce foreign words but when Simon can't even speak English, it just cracks me up....
@@JC-ks3yk indeed
As a descendant of his brother I’m very excited to see this! This is the one I’ve been waiting for!
You must be very proud a true English legend. 👍
@@tonywilkinson6895 funny thing is I’m half English and half Spanish, I don’t think he’d be too happy haha
@@Linora96
I'm half Welsh and half Hungarian. I guess that makes me Wel/Hung.😎
@@Linora96 that's very ironic
@@Linora96 I'm related to one of his father's brothers! What's up fam!? John Drake VI.
Oh yeah baby! Simon putting Tavistock on the map!
Definitely one of the most fascinating figures to grace the pages of Naval history. I'm always surprised at how few people actually know about this man.
I’m 36 and I’m here bc I’m looking at buying land in ES and I heard this man buried some gold near where I’m buying land, so I’m doing a little digging. Lol
Sir Francis is my ancestor lol
@@sammythelegendarygamer6855 Sir Francis Drake didn't have any kids. I'm guessing you descend from one of his many siblings? He had something like a half dozen that survived into adulthood.
When are we getting a Simon Whistler biographic?
Dunno about that but I do think tarantino would be good. He has form for the levels of cocaine we are talking here.
Alleged cocaine
@@smiller3995 its the movies. I think they will use fake cocaine. But if Simon plays himself then it could the cocaine. Allegedly
More than Tony Montana?
Like my ex-wife used to say, "maybe a week after never." 😀
Do Paddy mayne, legendary British soldier who was one of the first soldiers in the SAS
another vulgar pirate.
Sir Francis Drake is so fascinating! Wish he had a movie or TV series for me to watch!
Watch Expedition Unknown with Josh Gates on Discovery 2019.
@@michaelturner7949 thanks
Drake of England,it was made in 1935,but worth a watch,Matthewson Lang does a good El Draco,as the Spanish would say
Drake of England,it was made in 1935,but worth a watch,Matthewson Lang does a good El Draco,as the Spanish would say
There's a series with him in it, in my channel, probably more fascinating than ordinary PG official history versions you are subscribed to.
Now we've seen Francis Drake, can we see Walter Raleigh next? I think the two would sit well next to each other.
YES; *"Sir Walter Raleigh"* would be a good one, IMO! 🍻🍻🍻Cheer🍻🍻🍻 🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
It would be interesting because they were contemporaries except Raleigh was a failure at just about everything and Drake was a success at just about everything.
It is that if we look in history we will see that there were Spanish corsairs with a much more successful career than that of Francis Drake and other English pirates who in most cases died violently and in frank decline. For example, the Spanish corsair Amaro Pargo had a much more successful and long career than, for example, Blackbeard. Amaro not only was able to survive piracy, but he died peacefully in his house after having achieved nobility and being one of the richest people in Spain at the time. That really is a successful career and worthy of being remembered.
We're not here to look for "succesful" people, this is a biographic channel, and the most interesting biographies are those that have people that success and fail, that makes them more complex.
15:01 My father is from Puerto San Julián, a shame it isn’t that well known here in Argentina, giving all the history behind it.
It is a shame. Maybe your countrymen would be more sympathetic to our sovereignty claims if they knew more history.
@@Simonsvids if you knew history as well, you would know the Argentine have a solid claim. The English ceased their claims to the Spanish in the Nootka Conventions, Spain then gave the administration to Buenos Aires as it was the closest major city of the Empire. After independence, those territories had 3 argentine governors, 2 extra settlements were founded making a total of three (Puerto Luis, Rosas and Dorrego) and people were born there for the first time and with Argentine nationality until the occupation in 1833, which was resisted by the locals who were then kicked out.
@@Simonsvids what kind of sovereignty imbecil?
England always got the spanish empire lefover.
oportunist and pirates
Sir Francis Drake is an ancestor of mine and his name lives on in the first born sons of our family. His roll top desk has helped a lot of us in our studies in school.
So you’re telling me Francis Drake was not a pink-haired anime pirate woman that commanded a fleet of magical boats?
What other lies has Fate told me?!?
Wait 🤣🤣🤣🤣 why the Big Mom reference and not that Allosaurus reference
I'd like to see the Spaniard who can get past me.
Go to Spain there are millions of em.
I've been searching for Fate comments like this
Just wait till you see how Nero Claudius really looked like (Hint: Not like a blonde bombshell, nono XDD )
@@annescholey6546 oh god who is it now? I dont know what your talking about, ahhh and who is Jane
I spent the day at Drake’s house on Thursday, showing a local youth group the house and history.
They have in temperature and humidity regulated glass displays the actual original coats of arms flags that literally flew aboard the golden hinde during many voyages and battles.
He brought water directly to Plymouth which made it expand to the city it still is today.
It was a massive thing to be knighted back then, so for him to reach that height as a commoner who grew up on farm was a phat accomplishment.
What an absolute legend
Thank you! He’s my 16th great uncle.
I know that Simon has an inviolable rule to include one grotesque mispronunciation in every video, but it's pretty sad hearing an Englishman mispronouncing "hind"....
I agree, I enjoy the videos but Simon's mispronunciations are distracting and the Golden Hind is such an important ship in English history, you can still visit it today.
wow who cares?!
Potato pahtato......
@@gerlan1234to no you can't visit it today, it had rotted away by 1650, it doesn't exist. What you visit is a reproduction built in 1973
@@andrewbirch5738 I remember going to see it on a school trip in the 90's. Didn't really appreciate the significance of the original vessel at the time.
Suggestion for a BIOGRPAHICS EPISODE of ; willem van oranje (William of Orange) is known as the founding father and hero of The Netherlands. he made his fame when he led the Dutch uprising against the rule of the Spanish Habsburgthe (The Spanish where in the Netherlands) ,
The uprise led to the 80-year war (in the Netherlands) (1568-1648) between the Dutch states and Spain
There is a English page on wikipedia "William the Silent" that's his nickname.
Hey Simon, how about a biographics on Jimmy Hoffa? Think he would be interesting subject. His story has a lot of topics of discussion such as labor organizer, mafia deals, and unsolved disappearance.
Word has it that he's someplace "wet".
Ahhhh the Black Legend remains strong in this one....
Thank you so much i needed this for a class a assignment and was soo lost. You absoute savior
Hope you got an A! What grade are you in?
I’d like to see a biography on Johns Hopkins. I’m related, and I think it would interest people.
I'm now reading "The Great Influenza" and it gives some info on him and on the hospital but yeah, a full bio would be better.
He was a slave owner
Ok. I’m sure Simon would mention that fact as well.
@@sarahvruwink3027 ok? So were historic people like george washington, what’s your point?
@@14TND88 Shows a lack of moral for one
Biographics has just been looking at my search history lately.
Bugsy, a nazi, Lafayette, and a sailor. What a weird search history haha. One question though, why?
Simon would tell you that couldn't happen if you had Nord VPN lol allegedly
Sic Parvis Magna
Wait, I could've sworn Francis Drake was a pink-haired women who had cannons that shot lasers and commanded a fleet of flying pirate ships.
Fate has lied to me.
So, fun fact: Meriwether Lewis (of Lewis & Clark) is a relation of Sir Drake. I only know this because they're both cousins on my mom's side, turns out not very many times removed.
Sir Francis drake is my 16th great uncle so you and I are related 👍🏻
I'm related to myself.
On my mother's side.😆
@@hashtag415 hey I can actually prove my lineage by my family tree. Sir Francis Drake was my 16th great uncle and his brother William was my direct descendant and where my family came from.
@@randidrakebryant3829
Any Spanish Doubloons left over?
@@hashtag415 never asked or researched but plan to see Buckland Abbey one day
For anyone interested, sir Francis drake is based on the ONE PIECE character, X Drake. He was a navy marine who betrayed his crew and became a pirate with his dragon powers.
Did you use the Uncharted series as a source?
I'd love to see a biography of Phillip II. I think we get an Anglofied version of his his life, but his life is a lot more interesting then just the failed invasions of England
He hid his fleet in a place now called Drakes pool, up the estuary from my village Crosshaven, co. Cork, Ireland when the Spanish Armada was chasing him.
Sir Francis Drake is one of the greatest men in history and doesnt get the credit he deserves. His achievements in exploration and navigation rank along side that of Captain Cook and while Magellan gets the credit for being the first to circumnavigate the globe, he never actually achieved it as he died along the way. Drake completed the task and lived to tell the tale.
And his contribution in helping to defeat the Spanish Armada is as significant as Nelsons defeat of the French at the battle of Trafalgar. Both helped turn the tide and helped Britain dominate the seas for centuries. The only difference being is Drake survived and lived to tell the tale.
And where as Nelsons achievements where deliberately hyped up by the powers that be for propaganda purposes to give moral to the nation, Drakes achievements were deliberately played down by the powers that be because Queen Elizabeth wanted to keep things secret from the French and Spanish rivals. Drake is thought to have discovered far more judging by charts and maps created unofficially at the time but much of the evidence is thought to have been lost or destroyed during the Great fire of London or the English civil war.
I thought Bonkers Bess had his turnip knocked off alongside Effingham Ponsonby and Farrow on Monday afternoon by Baldrick?😂
Your grasp of history may not be all that you'd like it to be......😀
@@mongomoonbladder8023
It's from the "Black Adder" episode titled "Head".
@@hashtag415
Aha, thank you 😁
Some one who made bikes,he died
Some one who made bikes,he died
Idea for a future BIOGRPAHICS episode; Judas Maccabeus was a Jewish priest (kohen) and a son of the priest Mattathias. He led the Maccabean Revolt against the Seleucid Empire (the Greeks) (167-160 BCE).
The Jewish holiday of Hanukkah ("Dedication") commemorates the restoration of Jewish worship at the Second Temple in Jerusalem in 164 BCE, after Judah Maccabeus removed all of the statues depicting Greek gods and goddesses and purified it !
Great video as always. I use your videos a lot to teach secondary history. Ive been playing the new Assassins Creed and would love to see you do a video on Ivar the Boneless!
So what's the relationship between Francis Drake and the Queen of England? Were they both more than friends?
Primarily business; maybe friends.
@@barbarak2836 nothing romantic or scandalous?
@@theawesomeman9821 Sorry! :)
There is no evidence that they were an item. Maybe Drake got some since she did give him an eye-full one hot day. Drake said she had a very good bosom or something like that. Drake really did respect her and her position way to much to try anything. But who knows? Drake was her favorite.
@@markerhein
That's right. He barged into her private bed chamber. She was in "a state of undress" and wasn't wearing her wig. Said she had some large plumpies.
Super happy you made this video!
Top man that Francis Drake was
Thank you
The trade of slaves between the Spanish colonists and vessels from another country than Castille and Aragon followed a script. They would anchor off the coast, the colonists would fire off their cannon, the slavery would land with a force of men and attack the town, and the colonists would give up. This way they could tell Spanish bureaucrats they "had" to buy slaves as part of the surrender(at quite a discount from the Spanish prices).
I live in plymouth and we got a large statue of him. And tavistock is verry beautiful
And there is an ignorant bunch of malcontents trying to have it removed claiming incorrectly that Drake was a "slave trader" and simple pirate. Protect that statue!
Thank you for this video. It is quite accurate except for a few areas where you need more explanation. The massacre in Rathlin was in contrast to virtually all of Drake's character so I give Drake the benefit of the doubt and say he didn't do it.
Drake's first trip on his own was entirely reconnaissance for a planned attack to follow. And when he first attacked Nombre de Dios, on his next trip, he found a huge warehouse full of silver. Drake directed his men to break down a massive door which he thought was protecting a huge amount of gold. He passed out from loss of blood due to getting shot in the foot and his men abandoned the whole campaign to get their beloved captain Drake back to the safety of the ship.
The Doughty incident was not right either. Doughty was a clear mutineer and Drake had every cause, legal and moral, to execute him.
Glad to see that you at least mentioned the Counter-Armada attack of 1589, always forgotten thanks to english historiography. Keep up the good work, I just recently discovered the channel and I´m already blown away by the quality
Francis Drake!
Good choice Simon (and the rest of the Biographics team). Top quality material as always!
Would you do one on Sir John Hawkins? I feel it would be good to do one with him because one has been done on Sir Francis Drake.
It would be a short one. Hawkins was a slaver and not in the same league with Drake.
@@markerhein Hawkins was treasurer of the Navy, designed a fighting-fit navy and was Drake's second cousin.
In my genealogy research, I found my parents shared an ancestor - Drake. Not sure if I should be proud or ashamed. 🤔
His last album was dreadful, you should be ashamed..
Nathan Drake!
The Golden Hind lol.
Goldfinger's best friend.😁
Greatness from small beginnings.
OH! I've been to Point Reyes many times. I never knew about the history of the place, I always assumed it was just a beautiful place in the world to visit. It's GORGEOUS, and one of my favorite places in the world. If you're in the San Francisco area, definitely check it out.
Drakes Estero is the anchorage.
The Golden Hind had on Drakes return to England around £500,000 worth of treasure in its hold, which was enough to equal the total tax take for England for 1 year, quite a haul.
More history in 23 minutes than all those history lessons at school. Thanks ..... homework will be on your desk t'mow morning sir
What about Weary Dunlop the Aussie Doctor in Changi POW camp.
Have we done John Paul Jones yet?
We haven’t
Raithlin got him a letter of introduction to the Queen from the Earl of Essex, which allowed him the investors needed for the circumnavigation.
What was the song used 18:32 - War of the Armadas?
There is an island off the coast of Portobello called Isla Drake, but was later renamed Isla Verde.
Can you do Antonio Salazar from Portugal.
Do one for mirabeau
A reason the English Navy did so well against the Spanish was the use of flintlocks in the cannon which could fire at a greater rate than the Spanish fuses. Drake was continually begging Elizabeth 1 for more ammunition.
My favourite Drake legend was from Drake's Leat, which brought fresh water from Dartmoor to the rapidly expanding Plymouth (and handily supplying water for his mills as well). When the leat opened, he galloped next to the flow of water on a white horse all the way to Plymouth (to Drake's reservoir on North Hill). When this story got to the Spanish, they had him in such high esteem that the story was that Plymouth needed drinking water, so Drake rode to the moors on a white horse and commanded a river to follow him all the way back to Plymouth.
Plymouth hides her exceptional history well.
Would love to see one on Thomas Cochrane , the guy Hornblower was based on?
Thanks for this one had requested it a while back.
It would be fascinating if they found that watery grave. The lead coffin does seem slightly dubious however. 🖖
I have been on the seabed closest person to Drake's grave on the planet. See Indrakeswake, BBC2 1996.
some of these old sailor ones remind me of John Paul Jones (American revolution one, not Led Zeppelin one nor the bachelorette contestant lol). he would be incredibly interesting for an episode here.
currently reading a book called TREACHERY about Sir Francis Drake
Don't mind me, I'm just here for the Fate memes.
Take it away Rider
This is the one I've been waiting for :D
Same. Its gonna be good.
In one of AC Black Flag DLC's your can get his privateering uniform, his sets of silver broadswords and his flintlock pistol, but however flintlock firearms weren't yet invented until the early 1630's almost 35 years after his death in 1596 so Drake's flintlocks in the game are historical incorrect. The only firearms that were around Drake's time were matchlock and wheelock.
I like how you presented 'both sides" of Drake's seafaring endeavors . Wasn't he "knighted' by Queen Elizabeth I? To conclude whether he was a maritime hero or maritime pirate, perhaps a little of both (as your video presents). But that's me being subjective , so it would depend on who you asked.
I had to do a reasearch paper on him in World Civilization class. Even had to build a ship. All the other kids had to build a very specific ship, such as a Frigate or a Galleon, and what they were used for. My teacher gave me a 'Fire ship.' I dont know what that says about me at the time or why she thought to give me that specific... I would say Catagory of ships, since Drake had used mainly broken down ships for these 'Fire Ships.' I was able to build literally any ship he was known to use. Which is alot of them, so I chose the Frigate. Its my favorite style of ship, I dont know why. I think it stems from the early days of Pirate of the Carribean online and my choice of ship was always a frigate, more specifically the War Frigate. That was untill the Brigs came in on an update to the game.
Nathan drake😂😂😂
My father told me that his side of the family was directly related, through his mother's side to "The Queen's Pirate", Sir Francis.
Sir Francis Drake is my 16th great uncle
@@randidrakebryant3829 That is so cool. Too bad he had no children and so no direct descendants.
@@markerhein well technically no I’m not his direct but his brother William was who my grandfather and Drake line continued through us into America. Even here in America my Drake family were farmers and soldiers.
Me to were related I think weird
@@randidrakebryant3829 whaaaaat? That’s super cool! Lol
Episode on the Shankill Butchers would be incredible
Please,one of Blas de Lezo
I am a direct descendant of Francis and I would or couldn't ever not like my relative. He comes from a loyal, noble and honorable and christian family. He was not a terrible or cruel man. Every ship captain or in Francis case and admiral) was tough on thier crew back them. He is no different. His hatred of Spaniards was his drive and to beat them from taking all the gold. People assume things bad of my Francis and they dont know what and how he did things. Our family has those writing and records that are not for the public to read. Slavery was the one thing that he did do that was wrong and had some family that would not admit he was related. He didnt do or make bad disissuns any different then others back them. I am a bay area native and yes, Salsatito bay was named after him( drake Bay). False records and writings were written on some of this dealings as of other American or world history was.
As a kid, I read G. A. Henty's " Under Drake's Flag". Almost half a century later, I still remember, albeit vaguely some of the scenes. There is of course a slab stone monument in California but not much else to remind one of him. Since he himself was dealing with slaves, he was after all not much different from the catholic spainiards. G A Henty however ignores it and now my childhood hero, unlike Thomas Cook, has shown his feet of muck. Nevertheless a significant contributor to english Maritime and geographical know-how, that would make this island folk the greatest maritime empire builders on earth.
A bit rushed at the end, what he nearly achieved on his last trip hacking through the jungle was pretty outrageous and incredible !!
Ironically when tracing my roots through my mother's side, it goes back to Francis Drake... On my father's side... Spanish! Lol!
My son is named after him Drake, not Francis.
Shocked my parents don't get along. Shocked I tell you.
Please do one on Hernan Cortez!
🎵Now, take Sir Francis Drake; the Spanish all despise him.
But to the British he's a hero and they idolize him.🎵
Wernher von Braun
Sic Parvis Magna!!
Greatness from small beginnings
very interesting historical figure, and a true rennaisance man. Privateer/pirate, exploroer, and military leader.
I've been waiting for this lads.
Cheers 😁
Hey Simon, Love all your videos. Please do a video on Sara Baartman
The Drake-Norris expedition was support for the King in Exile who had lived in England for years after Spain had claimed the throne for its own. It was expected that rebels would rise up and support Antonio. That support never materialized and doed any hope of the expedition being a success. Also, Norris was on the ground in A Coruna and in charge of the infantry. Up until this period naval expeditions for most Euro countries had a sea captain, usually of low birth, who got the army to where it was going and the army was led by a nobleman. It was Drake's execution of Douty that began to signal a change that would really begin in the next century and the British Navy became a professional force.
"They won't get that far before my game of golf is finished." -- Francis Drake, when the Armada ships were spotted in the Channel.
My 11th great Grandfather, Francis Sprague, was also born in Devon, England.
Hey Simon can you do Emperor Aurelian?
You should do a video on Jessica Mitford. The red sheep Mitford sister. The one who drew the line between fascism and family by literally drawing a line between her sister Unity's side of the room
Francis dragon the dragon? ........mkay 😁
A "drake" is another word for "dragon".
@@hashtag415 I know 😉