I agree, there's tons of history up there. Thanks for the kind words and I hope to make some more videos soon, stay tuned!

Thanks, Ben. Hope you and your child (children?) are able to enjoy some of the great historical sites in the UK!

Thanks Woody! After the circumnavigation he kept privateering and was involved in the naval war with Spain. He died of dysentery while attacking Spanish positions in Panama, which seems to happen eventually to everyone from this time period, right? He did live to see a huge fortune (24000 pounds which today I think is like 8 figures) and was knighted and given a special jewel by the queen

Thanks a lot for saying this, man. I’ve been getting some discouraging feedback lately so this helps a lot!

​@Poopy Archaeology , that's sad to hear bro. I really like your videos and I've been binging on them all week the only negative thing I can say is I wish you uploaded more! Also how you should have more viewers and subscribers (not a paid spokesman for poopy archeology)

lol thanks again, man, it's people like you that make me want to keep the youtube thing going!

They are only off by 4.5 billion years

Thanks! I’m not, but we lived in San Rafael from 2017-2022; this video was the last thing we did before moving to SoCal

This was awesome anyway. Thank you! @@PoopyArchaeology

He was a privateer which were essentially state sponsored pirates. Thats why he said he was like a "fancy pirate". The crown gave them permission bc they brought home gold stolen from Spanish ships.

Hi. If you really are related I suggest you read Port of the Dragon by Laird Nelson. Francis Drake’s famous exploration up the west coast of North America actually did not end in California. His safe harbor was Bellingham bay all the way up near the Canadian border. I would have never believed it until I saw his carving here in Bellingham along the ocean. What’s incredible is there is a hand carved statue of king Edward sitting along the cliffs near town here almost NO ONE knows about, but in California there is a bay named after him he’d likely never been to.

@@fedevida1951 Hello there. Drake's 1572 Panama raid was, in the words of the superlative Drake biographer, piracy. He did so without Elizabeth's permission, yet she accepted his acts after his return to England. To consider that he increased his earnings with slave trading is simply incorrect. Serving on two of Hawkin's slaving voyages, both were financial busts. Furthermore, the second voyage was beyond a bust, it was disastrous due to the Spaniard's betrayal at San Juan de Ulua. That there was a truce is also not quite correct, particularly during the time this video addresses. Spain and England were engaged in a long running cold war. You might be interested to know that after the San Juan de Ulua attack against the English, Drake discontinued with the slave trade. He liberated so many slaves from Spanish captivity that not only did he have a reputation of a liberator among the Spaniards and his crew, this was well known among the slaves who would flee to the sanctuary he offered. You might be interested in this work about the matter: Abd-Allah, Umar Faruq (2005). Turks, Moors, and Moriscos in Early America. Nawawi Foundation. Cheers, Guy Norkal

@@fedevida1951 Hello there. In addition to the work I suggested by Abd-Allah, there are also other superb works that delve into this matter of Drake: Francis Drake by. John Sugden, New Light On Drake by Zelia Nuttall, Sir Francis Drake Revived by Philip Nichols, and Black Tudors by Miranda Kaufmann. The Nichols book and Nuttall book are primary source documents, the Nuttall book primarily Spanish sources. Those can assist in understanding Drake’s push against slavery. The Kaufmann and Nichols book provide further information about an amazing man, Diego, whom Drake accepted when he escaped Spanish captivity in Drake’s 1572 Panama raid and subsequently accompanied Drake on the circumnavigation. He would undoubtedly give witness to Drake’s humanity in his particular situation of liberation. Abd-Allah is an excellent source regarding a particular episode of Drake rescuing slaves escaping in large numbers. Accessing the website in PA’s video description will lead you to a summary of much of this, one easily digested instead of reading several books. Additionally, Sugden’s biography has an excellent accounting of Drake’s early life experiencing in kidnapping and enslaving Africans which includes his second-and last-efforts when Drake survived the attack from Enriquez when Enriquez violated the brokered truce-one that included an exchange of hostages-at San Juan de Ulua. Cheers and kind regards.

@@fedevida1951That is most unfortunate and I'm so sorry to hear that. Particularly know that I distance myself from the statement of Drake simply liberating slaves as a one-off event. I neither make it nor implied it. I state quite the opposite. The version presented by history is that Diego, the Cimmarones, the liberated slaves at New Albion, and the droves of Muslims who fled to Drake which are written by Abd-Allah benefited from Drake's wholesale change in behavior toward slaves after 1568s. Drake no longer served as a crew member on slave trading expeditions. He demonstrably was no longer was involved in the business from that point forward. Something else you might consider looking at is the Drake jewel curated at the Victoria and Albert in London. it is quite telling regarding this matter, and it alone--in addition to the copious documents available to history--testifies quite differently to Drake liberating slaves as a one off event. History tells quite a different story. I do not so much have a version. I only relate what the period sources tell us and history records. Kind regards.

@@fedevida1951 Well, I believe I may be able to assist you in understanding why that has occasionally happened here in NorCal and perhaps the UK. Please know that removing names here in NorCal has also included cancelling George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Of course, this is not a wholesale cancelling, only some places have erased names and even within those regions, the purging is incomplete. Furthermore, there has been significant resistance in some instances. In those cancel culture episodes, some of the motivation has come from people who act out of ignorance and have not studied their history. Sometimes, this is self-inflicted ignorance is an excellent vehicle to protect and shield one's preconceived notions or push hidden and alternative agendas. Perhaps some further reading, as I've suggested, could serve you well in rounding out your understanding of Drake. You clearly know that Drake participated in the slave trade up to 1568. After that, everything changed in Drake regarding his actions and attitudes toward slavery in general. Again, this is from first hand Spanish and Muslim sources, not simply an English source, ones I've previously referenced. it makes fascinating reading which could benefit anyone who desires to further their understanding of Drake. And Diego--what an incredible man with an even more so incredible story. Happy reading (should you be so inclined) and kind regards, and I'm exiting the conversation. Much respect and love to all.

Right-o, governa!

What's all this, then? Ya' got a loisence to be actin' rude and uncivil like that bruv?

U wot

Ello Wanka’

Haha these are all better than the attempt in the video, which was shite, mainly cos I read them in my own voice and my voice sounds fuckin pukka

It's proper to compare & co trast our customs and beliefs with others. It's an overstep to judge the past anachronistically.