Greatest Britons: Sir Francis Drake II – GB 072522

<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://archive.radioalbion.com/GB/gb%20072522.jpg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1371" data-original-width="1371" src="https://archive.radioalbion.com/GB/gb%20072522.jpg" /></a></div><p><br /> </p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><a href="https://gab.com/SvenLongshanks" target="_blank"><strong>Sven Longshanks</strong></a> and <a href="https://www.radioalbion.com/search/label/Max%20Musson?&amp;max-results=5" target="_blank"><strong>Max Musson</strong></a> discuss the later part of Drake’s life, the Armada and his legacy and legend.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Sir Francis Drake had a glorious record of winning battles and taking plunder from Britain’s enemies right up to defeating the Spanish Armada, but after that his luck failed and he lost battle after battle.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;">Thankfully he was remembered for his triumphs with numerous places named after him and even a longstanding national myth reminiscent of the fabled King Arthur’s return.</span></p><p><span style="font-family: verdana;"><br /></span></p><p><em><span style="font-family: verdana;">Presented by Sven Longshanks and Max Musson</span></em></p><p><strong><span style="color: #2b00fe; font-family: verdana;">Greatest Britons: Sir Francis Drake II – GB 072522</span></strong></p><br /><audio controls="" preload="none"> <source src="https://archive.radioalbion.com/GB/GB%20072522.mp3" type="audio/mp3"></source> Your browser doesn't support HTML5 audio. Here is a <a href="https://archive.radioalbion.com/GB/GB%20072522.mp3">link to the audio</a> instead. </audio><br /><br /><span style="font-family: &quot;verdana&quot;;"><strong><a href="https://archive.radioalbion.com/GB/GB%20072522.mp3" target="_blank" type=""><span style="color: #990000;">Download</span></a></strong><br /><br /><strong><a href="http://www.radioalbion.com/search/label/Real%20Britannia">Real Britannia