#37 Sir Francis Drake: Around the World in 1018 Days Part 3
The History of the Americans
Jack Henneman
4.9 • 632 Ratings
🗓️ 9 September 2021
⏱️ 45 minutes
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Summary
In this episode we chase Francis Drake and the Golden Hind from the equator, just off the west coast of South America, all the way around the world and back to England. Along the way Drake claims the northwest coast of North America for England, naming it “Novo Albion,” cuts a trade deal with Babu, the Sultan of the Moluccas, and makes it back to England in the most remarkable feat of sailing in the sixteenth century. Drake becomes one of England’s richest men, is knighted by Elizabeth and becomes one of her closest advisors, and finds himself in the middle of a changed geopolitical landscape. Tensions with Spain have risen considerably, and Drake is in the middle of it.
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References for this episode
Samuel Bawlf, The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake: 1577-1580
Melissa Darby, Thunder Go North: The Hunt for Sir Francis Drake’s Fair & Good Bay
Miranda Kaufmann, Black Tudors: The Untold Story
John Sugden, Sir Francis Drake
Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to the History of the Americans podcast episode 37. |
| 0:10.4 | I'm your host, Jack Heneman, and we are recording this episode very early in the morning on September 7, 2021 in Austin, Texas. |
| 0:19.6 | We were supposed to have been back in Orleans this week, but the Crescent City is a little |
| 0:23.7 | short on the modern conveniences just now, and we don't want to add to the load. |
| 0:29.7 | Here's to New Orleans, America's most resilient city, makes yourself a Sazirac tonight |
| 0:35.1 | in her honor. |
| 0:36.8 | And if you suffered under Ida up in New York, make it a Manhattan. |
| 0:41.6 | Either way, raise a glass to tough people. |
| 0:44.9 | Before we jump in, a brief report on my activities since the last episode. |
| 0:50.5 | As most of you know, the podcast website has been quite scruffy. |
| 0:55.0 | I've never suggested that this was a professional operation. |
| 0:58.3 | I think it's fairly obviously more sincere than slick. |
| 1:02.8 | But enough is enough. |
| 1:04.5 | We've rebooted the website to run over and take a look at www. |
| 1:10.6 | Dot the History of the Americans.com. |
| 1:14.6 | I'd love to hear your comments. |
| 1:16.6 | You can shoot thoughts to me via the contact page now, |
| 1:20.6 | and the support menu has lots of interesting possibilities. |
| 1:24.6 | There's no merch yet if you click that button, but I have a couple of ideas that |
| 1:30.3 | some of you might find amusing. The new website also supports blog posts, which I will put up from |
| 1:37.2 | time to time to add supplemental materials, correct mistakes, comment on the passing scene, and so forth. |
| 1:46.2 | Anyway, I hope you like it and find it useful and maybe even interesting. |
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