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In search of a kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the perilous birth of the British Empire / Laurence Bergreen.

Bergreen, Laurence, (author.).

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  • ISBN: 9780062875358
  • ISBN: 0062875353
  • ISBN: 9780062875365
  • ISBN: 0062875361
  • Physical Description: xviii, 440 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: First edition.
  • Publisher: [New York, New York] : Custom House, [2021]

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Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages [405]-425) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The Island and the Empire -- The Monarch and the Mystic -- "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather" -- Traitor -- Golden Hind -- "The Most Mad Seas" -- "Cruel Courtesy" -- Treasure Fleet -- Cacafuego -- Life among the Miwok -- Deliverance -- Unbroken Blue Water -- Return and Reward -- The Dragon Arrives -- Two Queens, One Throne -- Raid on C©Łdiz -- Signs and Portents -- Disdain, Revenge, Victory -- A "Top-Earning pirate".
Subject: Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596.
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603.
Privateering > History > 16th century.
Voyages around the world > History > 16th century.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Admirals > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > History, Naval > Tudors, 1485-1603.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603.
Drake, Francis, approximately 1540-1596
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603
Admirals
Explorers
Privateering
Voyages around the world
Great Britain
Genre: History
Naval history
Biographies.

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In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire
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Table of Contents

In Search of a Kingdom : Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire

SectionSection DescriptionPage Number
Mapsp. viii
Principal Charactersp. xv
A Note on Datesp. xix
Book IThe Pirate
Chapter I    The Island and the Empirep. 3
Chapter II    The Monarch and the Mysticp. 34
Chapter III    "Contrary Winds and Foul Weather"p. 65
Chapter IV    Traitorp. 102
Chapter V    Golden Hindp. 118
Chapter VI    "The Most Mad Seas"p. 144
Chapter VII    "Cruel Courtesy"p. 175
Chapter VIII    Treasure Fleetp. 184
Chapter IX    Cacafuegop. 190
Chapter X    Life Among the Miwokp. 205
Chapter XI    Deliverancep. 229
Chapter XII    Unbroken Blue Waterp. 236
Chapter XIII    Return and Rewardp. 249
Book IIEl Draque
Chapter XIV    The Dragon Arrivesp. 259
Chapter XV    Two Queens, One Thronep. 292
Chapter XVI    Raid on Cadizp. 308
Chapter XVII    Signs and Portentsp. 331
Chapter XVIII    Disdain, Revenge, Victoryp. 359
Chapter XIX    A "Top-Earning Pirate"p. 385
Acknowledgmentsp. 399
Notes on Sourcesp. 403
Sourcesp. 405
Bibliographyp. 415
Indexp. 427

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