Drake Knighted on the Golden Hind
1580
Elizabeth I came aboard the Golden Hind at Deptford and knighted Francis Drake on the deck of his battered flagship, wearing a gold-embroidered gown. The ceremony was as politically charged as any of the voyage's actions. Spain was furious. Elizabeth kept most of her share of the loot in her personal treasury.
In context
Also in 1580 (4 other events on record)
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Before and after in Europe
- Before: 1579: Union of Arras
- After: July 26, 1581: Act of Abjuration
Before and after in Politics
- Before: 1579: Union of Arras
- After: July 26, 1581: Act of Abjuration
Era
Renaissance (1501–1650), one of 715 events from that era on Saeculum.
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