Sunday, January 30, 2011

Seafaring Sunday: End Of An Era

January 28, 1596: Sir Francis Drake, the unrivalled lord of England's oceans, dies of yellow fever and is buried at sea off Panama. Huzzah!

Untitled and anonymous painting of Sir Francis Drake

2 comments:

Timmy! said...

Ahoy, Pauline! I know Drake was kind of a dick, but it almost sounds like you are happy he's dead... just saying.

Pauline said...

Ahoy, Timmy! That guy owes me money.