c. 1540
Birth of Francis Drake near Tavistock, Devon
Francis Drake, later England's best-known privateer, is born at Crowndale farm near Tavistock. No record survives; estimates range from about 1539 to 1544, and c. 1540 is the usual figure.
c. 1540
Francis Drake, later England's best-known privateer, is born at Crowndale farm near Tavistock. No record survives; estimates range from about 1539 to 1544, and c. 1540 is the usual figure.