Francis Drake left Plymouth, England late in 1577 with 164 men and five vessels. By the time he returned three years later he had traveled 36,000 miles, he had one ship left and only 59 men. Drake had ...

Sir Francis Drake, for whom San Francisco's iconic Sir Francis Drake hotel on Union Square is named, was one of the world's first frequent travelers. Along with numerous transatlantic trips exploring ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Marin County community leaders will receive a history lesson this month as part of the debate to rename Sir Francis Drake Boulevard because of the ...

Sir Francis Drake made some remarkable journeys, but did he have a connection with Oak Island? The sneak peek at the end of this week’s episode of The Curse of Oak Island suggested Sir Francis Drake ...

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 ...

DRAKE’S drum beats bravely through the biography of Sir Francis Drake by E. F. Benson. He took with him, says his biographer, ‘on his voyage round the world, in 1577, a smart new drum. When he ...