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Sir Francis Drake: Admiral, pirate, and explorer
Overview of Sir Francis Drake's life.
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Kidd, William; privateer
British privateer William Kidd.
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Sir Francis Drake
Sir Francis Drake, oil on panel, after an engraving attributed to Jodocus Hondius,...
© C. Bevilacqua—DeA Picture Library/age fotostock
Sir Martin Frobisher
Sir Martin Frobisher.
The New York Public Library Digital Collection (EM14618)
Morgan, Sir Henry
Sir Henry Morgan.
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