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4th April 1581
Francis Drake was awarded a knighthood by Queen Elizabeth I. The ceremony took place upon the Golden Hind at Deptford with the French Ambassador, Monsieur de Marchaumont dubbing Francis Drake.

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X-posted from bird site (might also x-post to Hive Social)
"325. English author E.F. Benson (1867-1940) had a 1927 biography titled Sir Francis Drake. It's about the English explorer and pirate who lived from circa 1540 to 1596. It was the first of 9 or 10 biographies Benson wrote". Book available at The Faded Page. NY Times had an article about the book in an April 1927 edition of New York Times Book Review. #efbenson #sirfrancisdrake

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/E._F._Benson