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画像は、1577年から1580年にかけて⌈ゴールデン・ハインド号⌋にて、マゼランに次いで史上2番目に世界周航を
果たしたフランシス・ドレーク船長の肖像画である。
⌈ゴールデン・ハインド号⌋は、英国ロンドンのビルの谷間にある St. Mary Overie's Dock に泊渠されている。
You must strike your sails in the name of the Queen of England!
Francis Drake to the captain of the Nuestra Señora de la Concepción, 1st March 1579
In 1587, with rising tensions overseas and rumours of a planned Spanish invasion, Drake, at the behest of the Queen,
led a daring pre-emptive strike dubbed "the singeing of the King of Spain's beard".
The thundderclap destruction of many Spanish vessels in their own port at Cádiz set the Spanish campaign back
at least a year. When the enemy armada eventually entered the
channel in 1588 Drake was in command of thirty-eight vessels in the English fleet.
During the ensuing battle his controversial but decisive actions aided an historic victory for
England and humiliation for Philip II of Spain.
In the following years Frake was relied upon by Queen Elizabeth to defend her borders and to take the fight to the enemy.
He longed for exploration and adventure and in 1595 he persuaded the Queen to allow himself ann John Hawkins
to lead another expedition to the West Indies, to "offend our capital enemy the King of Spain".
The voyage was a disaster and disease soon ravaged the crew.
On 28th January 1596 Sir Francis Drake died of dysentery and was buried at sea in a lead coffin off the coast
of Puerto Bello, Panama.
It is said though that if England is in great peril Drake's Drum will sound again, calling our great national
hero to defend these shores.
ドレークの海賊行為の数々、英国の海戦・海軍発展の歴史や国運の行方において果たした英雄的役割など、機会を見てふれることに
したい。 [To be continued]
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＊. 博物館説明書き⌈Sir Francis Drake⌋ [拡大画像: x25343.jpg]
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Shipにて／Ship Location: St. Mary Overie's Dock, Cathedral Street, London, SE1 9DE][拡大画像: x25347.jpg]
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