Blog Post 2

Sir Francis Drake was a protuberant figure that can be found in the history books. These books and accounts reflect on his naval ability and coated him to be an honorable commander that was loyal to his home nation serving the queen unquestioningly. But, on the flip side of things there is another side of the story that hasn’t been told yet. Under the Black Flag makes Sir Francis Drake out to be a fabled privateer who preyed on the Spanish near the treasure port of Nombre de Dios and returning all of his plunders faithfully back to queen Elizabeth in England. It defines the bounty as being worth over 68 million dollars in today's day and age. It continues to say that he dumped 5 tons of silver into the Royal English courts even though he really kept 21 tons for himself. This raised a question, "Was Sir Francis Drake really that noble?" It is a very difficult question to answer because of the absolute difference in facts about Drake but in my opinion based on the fact that he kept the vast majority of the silver that he was supposed to claim for his queen and country prove to me that he is more of a pirate that a nobleman.