Drake

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Was Sir Francis Drake a rabid anti-papist, a state-sponsored terrorist and slaver? Or was he the embodiment of English sang-froid, an empire-builder and hero? He was certainly the most dashing of the many ambitious seamen to serve Queen Elizabeth I, in an age when the world seemed there for the taking. For a God-fearing Protestant of good yeoman stock, turning the high seas into and English lake seemed nothing less than a brithright - especially if the only people in one's way were Catholics.