Sir Francis Drake’s ‘Fair and Good Bay’ was long thought to be in California. Now some experts point to Oregon. By Kristian Foden-Vencil (OPB) Jan. 28, 2025 2 p.m.

The Golden Hinde was captained by Francis Drake throughout his three-year trip around the world in the late 1500s. It was the first ever English circumnavigation , and Drake was considered a national ...

Sir Francis Drake was an English explorer and slave trader who is widely known for circumnavigating the world in a single expedition between 1577 and 1580.

Sir Francis Drake Primary School, in Scawen Road, will change its name due to the historical figure’s "slave trade links", as reported by the BBC.

Sir Francis Drake: The legendary seafarer who people feared had 'supernatural powers' The historical icon's ghost is said to ride across Dartmoor by coach. By Clive Hammond.

A statue of Spanish Armada hero Sir Francis Drake in his home town has been given a new information panel detailing his slave trading expeditions.. The monument to the Elizabethan sailor in ...

The famous British Knight and world explorer Sir Francis Drake sailed up the west coast of America in 1580. On that voyage, which was just 68-years after Christopher Columbus arrived in America ...

The property, located in downtown Union Square, first opened its doors as the Sir Francis Drake in 1928. In March 2020, however, the hotel shuttered due to the pandemic.

San Francisco’s 94-year-old Sir Francis Drake hotel became the latest local landmark to shed the name of the 16th century explorer for his ties to the slave trade. The 416-room hotel at the ...