Sir Francis Drake: the Queen's pirate
"In this new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power and whose acts of piracy against his country's enemies earned him a knighthood for patri...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New Haven, Conn. [u.a.]
Yale University Press
1998
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| In: | Year: 1998 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Kelsey, Harry, Sir Francis Drake: The Queen's Pirate] (1999) (Fritze, Ronald)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Drake, Francis 1540-1596
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Drake, Francis
B Drake, Francis, Sir B Great Britain Biography History Elizabeth, 1558-1603 B Biography B Admirals Biography Great Britain B Explorers Biography Great Britain B Explorers America Biography B Admirals Great Britain Biography B Great Britain Biography History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 B Great Britain History, Naval Tudors, 1485-1603 B Privateering History 16th century B Pirates Great Britain Biography |
| Summary: | "In this new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power and whose acts of piracy against his country's enemies earned him a knighthood for patriotism. Kelsey paints a different and far more interesting picture of Drake as an amoral privateer at least as interested in lining his pockets with Spanish booty as in forwarding the political goals of his country, a man who became a captain general of the English navy but never waged traditional warfare with any success."--BOOK JACKET "In this new biography, Harry Kelsey shatters the familiar image of Sir Francis Drake. The Drake of legend was a pious, brave, and just seaman who initiated the move to make England a great naval power and whose acts of piracy against his country's enemies earned him a knighthood for patriotism. Kelsey paints a different and far more interesting picture of Drake as an amoral privateer at least as interested in lining his pockets with Spanish booty as in forwarding the political goals of his country, a man who became a captain general of the English navy but never waged traditional warfare with any success."--BOOK JACKET |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 523-544) and index |
| ISBN: | 0300071825 |