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Hello and welcome to Life of the Week,

where leading historians delve into the lives of some of history's most intriguing and significant figures.

From ancient Egyptian pharaohs and medieval warriors to daring 20th century spies.

As Elizabethan England's most famous sea captain, Francis Drake saw his fair share of seafaring adventures.

From scuffles with the Spanish armada to circumnavigating the globe.

But as historian Robert Hutchinson told Ellie Corthon in today's life of the week episode,

his story also contains darker elements, including slave trading, looting and the execution of his right-hand man.

Thank you so much for joining me Robert.

We've got a lot of life and biography to fit into one episode today

because we're talking about Sir Francis Drake.

So can you to start us off just give us a very brief introduction to Drake a 60 second

primer on who he was and why he was so historically significant.

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