The Golden Hinde: The First English Ship To Sail Around The Globe
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The voyage of the Golden Hind showed how England could project her power far beyond her borders to lands undreamt of just a generation before.
At a stroke, Drake the pirate had become Drake the national hero.
It meant that this small ship not only helped lay the foundation of empire, but also set Britain on a path towards eventually becoming the world's greatest naval power.
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