Sir Francis Drake timeline.

Jul 13, 1540

Sir Francis Drake was born
Period: Jul 13, 1543 to Jan 28, 1593

Sir Franic Drake
Jan 1, 1553

ichard Eden publishes A Treatyse of the Newe India. First book in England to describe the new geographical knowledge.
Feb 10, 1554

Queen Mary I and Philip Prince of Spain marry. Philip is proclaimed King of England, July 1554, as consort of Queen Mary I, Elizabeth's I's half sister.
Feb 10, 1556

Reign of King Philip II of Spain.
Feb 1, 1562

John Hawkins, Drake's cousin, embarks on a slave trade expedition to West Africa and West Indies.
Feb 1, 1566

Drake sails with Captain Lovell to the Caribbean on a slave trading enterprise.
Oct 2, 1567

Drake sails with John Hawkins to New World where they are trapped by Spanish fleet that attacks and kills 500 Englishmen. Drake narrowly escapes on the Judith.
Feb 1, 1570

Drake sails to the West Indies.
Feb 1, 1572

Drake sails again to the West Indies. Plans to capture important town of Nombre de Dios, but was wounded in the attack. He later joined forces with Guillaume Le Testu on a mule train and made off with L 20,000 in gold and silver.
Feb 1, 1577

Drake sails around the world in the Golden Hind, is the First Englishman to do so
Feb 1, 1578

Thomas Doughty, an officer on the circumnavigation voyage and Drake's personal friend was charged with conspiracy and hanged.
Feb 15, 1579

On the circumnavigation, the Golden Hind reaches Callao, the harbor of Lima, Peru.
Mar 1, 1579

Drake overtakes the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, nicknamed, Cacafuego. This ship proved to be Drake's richest plunder.
Jul 1, 1579

Drake discovers the coast of Upper California and names it New Albion. Drake stops in what is now the vicinity of the San Francisco Bay to overhaul his ship and makes friendly contract with the Indians of the area.
Jul 23, 1579

Drake sails across the Pacific.
Oct 16, 1579

Drake sights land in the Philippines.
Jan 1, 1580

Drake sails to Java, across the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope and arrives back in Plymouth on September 26.
Feb 1, 1581

Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.
Feb 1, 1581

Drake buys the first of his Devonshire estates, Buckland Abbey.
Feb 1, 1581

Sir Francis Drake becomes mayor of Plymouth.

Sir Francis Drake was born

Sir Franic Drake

ichard Eden publishes A Treatyse of the Newe India. First book in England to describe the new geographical knowledge.

Queen Mary I and Philip Prince of Spain marry. Philip is proclaimed King of England, July 1554, as consort of Queen Mary I, Elizabeth's I's half sister.

Reign of King Philip II of Spain.

John Hawkins, Drake's cousin, embarks on a slave trade expedition to West Africa and West Indies.

Drake sails with Captain Lovell to the Caribbean on a slave trading enterprise.

Drake sails with John Hawkins to New World where they are trapped by Spanish fleet that attacks and kills 500 Englishmen. Drake narrowly escapes on the Judith.

Drake sails to the West Indies.

Drake sails again to the West Indies. Plans to capture important town of Nombre de Dios, but was wounded in the attack. He later joined forces with Guillaume Le Testu on a mule train and made off with L 20,000 in gold and silver.

Drake sails around the world in the Golden Hind, is the First Englishman to do so

Thomas Doughty, an officer on the circumnavigation voyage and Drake's personal friend was charged with conspiracy and hanged.

On the circumnavigation, the Golden Hind reaches Callao, the harbor of Lima, Peru.

Drake overtakes the Spanish ship Nuestra Senora de la Concepcion, nicknamed, Cacafuego. This ship proved to be Drake's richest plunder.

Drake discovers the coast of Upper California and names it New Albion. Drake stops in what is now the vicinity of the San Francisco Bay to overhaul his ship and makes friendly contract with the Indians of the area.

Drake sails across the Pacific.

Drake sights land in the Philippines.

Drake sails to Java, across the Indian Ocean, around the Cape of Good Hope and arrives back in Plymouth on September 26.

Francis Drake is knighted by Queen Elizabeth.

Drake buys the first of his Devonshire estates, Buckland Abbey.

Sir Francis Drake becomes mayor of Plymouth.