The legend of Sir Francis Drake. #ExpeditionUnknown | Love History

💭Did you know ...Sir Francis Drake remains the most polarizing figure to ever sail the high seas, embodying the thin, blood-stained line between a legendary explorer and a ruthless predator. To Queen Elizabeth I and the English people, he was a knighted hero and a master navigator who achieved the impossible by circumnavigating the globe in a single voyage. Yet, to the Spanish Empire, he was "El Draque" the Dragon, a state-sponsored terrorist who left a trail of smoldering ports and plundered g

34K views · 1.3K reactions | Sir Francis Drake, a hero to the English, known as The Dragon to the Spanish. Drake's voyages and attacks brought endless stolen plunder to Queen Elizabeth I and the English crown. But who was Francis Drake and how did this explorer become such a fearsome pirate? Watch the new series Pirates: Behind the Legends from Sunday 18th August at 8pm, on National Geographic UK. | National Geographic UK | Facebook