The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580The Secret Voyage of Sir Francis Drake, 1577-1580

On September 26, 1580, Francis Drake sailed his ship, the Golden Hinde, into Plymouth harbour on the coast of England. He had long been given up for lost, and rumours quickly circulated about where he had been on his three-year voyage and about the huge haul of plunder he had brought home. What was eventually revealed would change the history of exploration in North America.