In Search of a Kingdom. Francis Drake, Elizabeth I, and the Perilous Birth of the British Empire, Paperback/Laurence Bergreen

For Elizabeth, Drake made the impossible real, serving as a crucial and brilliantly adaptable instrument of her ambitions to transform England from a third-rate island kingdom into a global imperial power.In 1580, sailing on Elizabeth's covert orders, Drake became the first captain to circumnavigate the earth successfully. Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers Inc Author(s): Laurence Bergreen Number of pages: 464 Publication date: 2022 Dimensions: 135 x 203 x 37 Cover type: Paperback / softback