TUDOR EXPLORERS

The golden age of exploration

TUDOR EXPLORERS

• During the reign ofElizabeth 1, manysailors went insearch of unknownlands.

• There were two mainreasons: one wasadventure and theother was money.

TUDOR EXPLORERS

• Adventure - Theytraveled by ships!

• Money - Theysearched for treasureand money!

Sir Walter Raleigh

• Sir Walter Raleigh was born in 1554 inDevon.

• He was also a poet and a fearlesssoldier.

Sir Walter Raleigh

• He led many expeditions to America andintroduced tobacco and the potato intoEngland.

• It is said that he spread his cloak in front ofQueen Elizabeth so that she did not have tostand in a puddle.

Sir Francis Drake

• Sir Francis Drake was born in 1540 inTavistock, Devon, England.

• He was an apprentice on a small trading shipwhich was left to him when the master died.but became famous as a pirate and explorer.

Sir Francis Drake

• He was the first Englishman to sail around theworld, which he did (1577 - 1580) in his shipThe Golden Hinde.

• Drake returned from his voyage with his shippacked full of spices from the Indies, andplundered Spanish silver and treasure.

John Hawkins

• Hawkins was a cousin of Drake.• His first expedition was 1555 - 1563 to

the Caribbean Islands.

• He was the first Englishman to trade in slaves.• He bought slaves in west Africa and sold them

to the Spanish colonies in the West Indies,often raiding Spanish ships as he went.

John Hawkins

Explorers maps

Explorers Ships

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