Pirates: Behind the Legends
The Tale of Francis Drake
Season 1 Episode 1 of 8
The true stories behind famous pirates, beginning with Francis Drake, famous for an expedition that was supposedly a voyage of discovery but was also a covert raiding mission and the start of England's challenge to the global domination of Spain and Portugal
Pirates: Behind the Legends airs on National Geographic Channel HD at 4:00 PM, Wednesday 29 January. (Subtitles, audio description.)
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