Her Majesty Pirate. How Francis Drake helped Elizabeth I create a British empire. Bergrin L.

The first one of a kind is a full -scale study of the partnership of one of the greatest pirates and Queen Elizabeth - the unique cooperation of the navigator and the monarch, which led to the formation of the British Empire. In his work, the famous biographer historian, author of popular science books about Magellan and Columbus Lourence Bergrin relies on many sources, mainly modern events described. The story of the key travels of Francis Drake in the context of a decisive turn in British history becomes deeper and more voluminous, accompanied by color and black -and -haired illustrations and cards.

“Many were sure that Spain, led by methodical Philip II, would soon invade England And he will return the country to the embrace of the Vatican. Many residents of England would welcome such a development of events, but the strategy of Elizabeth and the audacity of Drake prevented this very likely outcome and directed England, the rest of Europe and ultimately most of the world along a different path. It was then that England, almost invisible in the shadow of Spain and Portugal, shook off the power of Catholicism, and Drake became a catalyst for the great transformation of England from the island state into a British empire. All that Drake achieved by swimming and especially pirate raids, he did in the name of Elizabeth... ”(Lawrence Bergrin)