Francis Drake4 April 1580
Knighted for circumnavigation of the globe. Elizabeth I knights Drake on the deck of the Golden Hind at Deptford, London
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Knighted for circumnavigation of the globe. Elizabeth I knights Drake on the deck of the Golden Hind at Deptford, London
Knighted for circumnavigation
Receives a knighthood from Elizabeth I
Frobisher is knighted
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