46. Francis Drake and the Golden Hind, Aldeburgh
Neil Oliver: News, Comment, History
Fat Belly Films
4.7 • 1K Ratings
🗓️ 5 April 2021
⏱️ 31 minutes
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Summary
This week Neil is taking us aboard the Golden Hind, a legendary ship that sailed around the world and into history.
In 16th century Aldeburgh, which was then an important east-coast port, shipbuilders set to work building a vessel that was to have a profound influence on British history.
Once completed and seaworthy Francis Drake and his crew climbed aboard and set sail on an epic 3 year voyage to circumnavigate the globe. On its return the ship was full to bursting with gold, silver and precious jewels, and Francis Drake received a hero’s welcome and the thanks of his queen, Elizabeth I.
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| 1:25.0 | A hand-built vessel, small, tiny, by today's standards. |
| 1:31.0 | 70 feet long, 20 feet wide and weighing around 150 tons, but small or not it was |
| 1:37.4 | the flagship of a squadron of five vessels and it was the only one to return. |
| 1:45.0 | A perilous voyage of exploration and combat, heavily laden with gold, silver, perils and precious stones. Francis Drake, the skipper, returned to a |
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