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Francis Drake and Roanoke Colony

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Difference between Francis Drake and Roanoke Colony

Francis Drake vs. Roanoke Colony

Sir Francis Drake (– 28 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, slave trader, naval officer and explorer of the Elizabethan era. The Roanoke Colony, also known as the Lost Colony, was established in 1585 on Roanoke Island in what is today's Dare County, North Carolina.

Similarities between Francis Drake and Roanoke Colony

Francis Drake and Roanoke Colony have 9 things in common (in Unionpedia): Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604), Elizabeth I of England, Kingdom of England, Plymouth, Privateer, Richard Grenville, Richard Hakluyt, Spanish Armada, Walter Raleigh.

Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604)

The Anglo-Spanish War (1585–1604) was an intermittent conflict between the kingdoms of Spain and England that was never formally declared.

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Elizabeth I of England

Elizabeth I (7 September 1533 – 24 March 1603) was Queen of England and Ireland from 17 November 1558 until her death on 24 March 1603.

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Kingdom of England

The Kingdom of England (French: Royaume d'Angleterre; Danish: Kongeriget England; German: Königreich England) was a sovereign state on the island of Great Britain from the 10th century—when it emerged from various Anglo-Saxon kingdoms—until 1707, when it united with Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.

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Plymouth

Plymouth is a city situated on the south coast of Devon, England, approximately south-west of Exeter and west-south-west of London.

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Privateer

A privateer is a private person or ship that engages in maritime warfare under a commission of war.

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Richard Grenville

Sir Richard Grenville (15 June 1542 – 10 September 1591) (alias Greynvile, Greeneville, Greenfield, etc.) lord of the manors of Stowe, Kilkhampton in Cornwall and of Bideford in Devon, was an English sailor who, as captain of the Revenge, died at the Battle of Flores (1591), fighting against overwhelming odds, and refusing to surrender his ship to the far more numerous Spanish.

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Richard Hakluyt

Richard Hakluyt (1553 – 23 November 1616) was an English writer.

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Spanish Armada

The Spanish Armada (Grande y Felicísima Armada, literally "Great and Most Fortunate Navy") was a Spanish fleet of 130 ships that sailed from A Coruña in late May 1588, under the command of the Duke of Medina Sidonia, with the purpose of escorting an army from Flanders to invade England.

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Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh (or; circa 155429 October 1618) was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer.

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Francis Drake and Roanoke Colony Comparison

Francis Drake has 209 relations, while Roanoke Colony has 166. As they have in common 9, the Jaccard index is 2.40% = 9 / (209 + 166).

References

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