{"product_id":"sir-francis-drake-1","title":"Sir Francis Drake","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow well do you know the life of one of Britain’s great maritime heroes? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDiscover the truth behind a man who remains a legendary figure of history more than four hundred years after his death.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSir Francis Drake’s career is one of the most colourful on record. The most daring of the corsairs who raided the West Indies and Spanish Main, he led the English into the Pacific, and cirumnavigated the world to bring home the \u003ci\u003eGolden Hind\u003c\/i\u003e laden with Spanish treasure. His attacks on Spanish cities and ships transformed his private war into a struggle for surivival between Protestant England and Catholic Spain, in which he became Elizabeth I's most prominent admiral and marked the emergence of England as major maritime nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e‘Excellent...It deserves to become the standard Drake life. His scholarship is impeccable’ Frank McLynn, \u003ci\u003eSunday Telegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54221393297752,"sku":"9781844137626","price":18.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0278\/1295\/4195\/files\/9781844137626.jpg?v=1764388830","url":"https:\/\/agendabookshop.com\/products\/sir-francis-drake-1","provider":"Agenda Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}