Michael Turner Publications

Drake in England

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In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake – Volume 4

Author – Michael Turner

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Sample pages

The cover of In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 1 - The Early Voyages, showing a portrait of Sir Francis Drake in an oval overlaid on a photograph showing a rural footpath leading down a gully towards hills in the distance
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photograph of the royal letters patent confirming Drake's formal possession
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photograph of Buckland Abbey
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photographs of Boringdon Hall and a painting hung there showing Drake with Parker, Hawkins, Grenville and Raleigh toasting his success
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photograph of Wembury church with Mewstone beyond
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a map of the River Thames and of royal palaces visited by Drake
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photograph of Hampton Court
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a photograph of a turtle shell bearing the coats of arms of the Wyndham and Drake families
A sample page of "In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake Volume 4 - Drake in England" including a transcription of "Robert Hayman's Drake Poem" of 1623 and a photograph of "Totnes' long streete"

Synopsis

Volume 4 of ‘In the Wake of Sir Francis Drake’, the first pictorial and topographical Drake biography. It is the only biography to describe every landfall and anchorage, and to retrace fully Drake’s footsteps and wake in England and worldwide. It is the largest Drake biography ever written.

Readers will be surprised to learn about Drake the sea merchant, property magnate, gentleman farmer, civil and military engineer, magistrate, civic leader, government accountant and MP.

Reviews

“In some respects, the domestic aspect of Drake’s travels is the most neglected; indeed, I don’t think anyone has dealt with it before. This neat four-volume set makes a unique and valuable contribution to the body of Drake knowledge.”

Dr John Sudgen, Drake biographer, 2024

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