Episode 15

      fiveofthebest.podomatic.com   Sir Francis Drake, Vice Admiral (c. 1540 – 27 January 1596) was an English sea captain, privateer, navigator, slaver, andpolitician of the Elizabethan era. Drake carried out thesecond circumnavigation of the world, from 1577 to 1580.     His exploits were legendary, making him a hero to the English but a pirate to the Spaniards to whom he was known as El Draque.[4] King Philip II was said to have offered a reward of 20,000 ducats,[5] about £4 million (US$6.5M) by modern standards, for his life.     Tonnage: 100 - 150 tons Displacement: 300 tons Length: 102 ft (31 m) on deck Beam: 20 ft (6.1 m) Draught: 9 ft (2.7 m) Propulsion: Sail; Wind Speed: 8 knots (15 km/h) Complement: 80–85 Armament: 22 guns Armour: none http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e23OnRapVg       On 26 September, Golden Hind sailed into Plymouth with Drake and 59 remaining crew aboard, along with a rich cargo of spices and captured Spanish treasures. The Queen's half-share of the cargo surpassed the rest of the crown's income for that entire year. Drake was hailed as the first Englishman to circumnavigate the Earth (and the second such voyage arriving with at least one ship intact, afterElcano's in 1520).[20]   two video about spanish armada  3 mins and 8  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7e23OnRapVg   http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x5yx6ZLfVQ8      Philip was assassinated in 336 BC and Alexander inherited a powerful yet volatile kingdom. He quickly dealt with his enemies at home and reasserted Macedonian power within Greece. He then set out to conquer the massive Persian Empire Against overwhelming odds, he led his army to victories across the Persian territories of Asia Minor, Syria and Egypt without suffering a single defeat. His greatest victory was at the Battle of Gaugamela, in what is now northern Iraq, in 331 BC. The young king of Macedonia, leader of the Greeks, overlord of Asia Minor and pharaoh of Egypt became 'great king' of Persia at the age of 25.