Sweeney is standing on a plaque that commemorating his tenure at this spot in front of the Sir Francis Drake Hotel. In the signature Beefeater uniform, he's hard to miss. "I've been through 36 ...

A sculpture of controversial British explorer and pirate Sir Francis Drake no longer stands by the bay at Larkspur Landing in Marin County. City of Larkspur crews removed the 30-foot-tall steel ...

Oregon and California are locked in a dispute over something that happened 433 years ago, when Sir Francis Drake became the first British explorer to make contact with Native Americans.

SAN FRANCISCO — The federal government has apparently ended a 433-year-old historical controversy by determining that English sea captain and explorer Sir Francis Drake came ashore in what is ...

DRAKE’S drum beats bravely through the biography of Sir Francis Drake by E. F. Benson. He took with him, says his biographer, ‘on his voyage round the world, in 1577, a smart new drum.

The path to Whale Cove, just south of Depoe Bay, Ore., on Jan. 9, 2025. Some evidence suggests Sir Francis Drake careened his ship here in 1579. Kristian Foden-Vencil / OPB “The boundary of New ...

Today’s lesson in historical fiction looks at a tale of the scoundrel Sir Francis Drake, the 16th-century British pirate who made a career of stealing treasure from Spain. Actually, Drake is ...

It takes dedication to follow in the footsteps of your hero - particularly if that hero happens to be global explorer and adventurer Sir Francis Drake. But after 30 years travelling thousands of ...

When TV star Paul Lynde and his friend, struggling actor James Davidson, returned to the Sir Francis Drake on July 18, 1965, everyone in the lobby knew it. The pair had checked into San Francisco ...

But for a portrait of Sir Francis Drake, proof of authenticity required a wart. Several top experts reviewed the painting, which is set to go on auction in early July. Among other features ...

MARIN COUNTY, Calif. (KGO) -- A 30-foot tall steel sculpture of Sir Francis Drake has been removed by crews near the Larkspur Ferry Terminal in Marin County. The 30-foot tall steel sculpture was ...