Sir Francis Drake E-Book

David Fermer

• Herausgeber: Ernst Klett Sprachen GmbH
• Kategorie: Fremdsprachen
• Serie: English graphic Readers
• Sprache: Englisch
• Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2014

Seitenzahl: 32

Beschreibung

Als Freibeuter im Dienste ihrer Majestät Elisabeth I. plündert Drake vornehmlich spanische Schiffe und Hafenstädte. Bei einem Angriff auf Cádiz gelingt es ihm, große Teile der spanischen Flotte zu zerstören. Doch das ist zu viel für König Philipp II. von Spanien. Er schickt die größte Flotte der Geschichte aus, um England anzugreifen: die Armada. English graphic Readers / Niveau A2 / Lektüre mit Annotationen, Illustrationen und Hörbuch Bitte beachten Sie, die zum Buch gelieferten Audio-Dateien können nur mit Geräten und Software abgespielt werden, die die Audiowiedergabe unterstützen. Gemäß dem Gerätetyp werden Illustrationen farbig oder schwarz-weiß abgebildet.

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Sir Francis Drake

by

David Fermer

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Autor: David Fermer

Redaktion: Don Haupt

Layoutkonzeption: Elmar Feuerbach

Umschlaggestaltung: Elmar Feuerbach

Grafik: Matthias Pflügner, Berlin

Druck und Bindung: AZ Druck und Datentechnik GmbH, Heisinger Straße 16, 87437

Kempten/Allgäu

Printed in Germany

ISBN 978-3-12-909007-7

Contents

The characters

Sir Francis Drake

Additional information

Glossary

The characters

Although Sir Francis Drake enjoys legendary status in Britain today, he is a real historical figure. The fleet sent by King Philip II of Spain to invade England in 1588, known as The Spanish Armada, is also fact, not fiction. Here is a short introduction to the most important people involved in this historical event which changed the face of European history:

Sir Francis Drake was a famous English seafarer and captain who lived in the 16th century. To the English he was a hero. To the Spanish he was no more than a pirate. He spent years stealing silver and gold from Spanish ships.

Queen Elizabeth I was Queen of England and Ireland from 1558 until her death in 1603. This was a time of economic and cultural growth in England, also known as The Golden Age. Elizabeth never married or had any children.

William Cecil was the chief advisor of Queen Elizabeth I. He helped the queen make decisions and advised her on policies.

Sir Francis Walsingham was Queen Elizabeth’s spymaster. He had spies all over Europe to collect information about England’s enemies.

Philip II of Spain was king of Europe’s most powerful country from 1556 to 1598. He ruled over one of the world’s largest empires, with colonies all over the world.

Alonso de Guzmán was commander-in-chief of the Spanish Armada and the Duke of Medina Sidonia. Unlike Sir Francis Drake, de Guzmán was not a good sea captain.

Revenge was a galleon built in 1577. It was Sir Francis Drake’s flagship in the battle of the Spanish Armada. Revenge was a relatively small galleon, which made it very fast. It could carry up to 20 heavy cannons. The ship was captured by the Spanish in 1591 and sunk.

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Episode one

The sun is going down over the dark waters of the Atlantic. From the deck of his ship, Sir Francis Drake looks at the green shores of Spain in the distance. In the port of Cádiz people are lighting candles in their homes, getting ready for the night.

“We wait for darkness,” Drake tells his second-in-command, William Burrows. Flags are waved from the deck of Drake’s galleon, sending signals to the other ships. Red, blue and white flags. Four galleons and twenty other ships, smaller in size, are waiting on the water.

Darkness falls. The ships put up their sails. The wind is perfect. Slowly the English fleet sails into the enemy’s harbour.

“Wait for my command before firing,” Drake tells his officers.

On the gun deck, the sailors have their cannons ready.

Drake brings his fleet into the harbour. When he sees the Spanish boats, he gives the command to turn his galleon so that the cannons can be fired from the side.

The Spanish see the English ships. Drake can hear the Spanish sailors shouting in Spanish. Alarm bells ring. But it is too late. Drake’s magnificent galleon has already turned. Its cannons are aimed