Local History columnist Ross Eric Gibson writes about the journey of Sir Francis Drake.

Click to open image viewer. CC0 Usage Conditions ApplyClick for more information. This portrait celebrates Sir Francis Drake’s epic achievement in sailing from South America to England by a Pacific ...

Papers from a conference held June 10-17, 1979, cosponsored by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, University of California at Los Angeles and the Sir Francis Drake Commission.

That’s when he found what he called a “Fair and Good Bay” in which to make repairs. For years, Californians have claimed he landed on their shores. But a scholar at Portland State University says ...

Sir Francis Drake was a British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the Golden Hind. As well as battles at sea, sword fights, the ...