Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (TV series) Sir Francis Drake (aka The Adventures of Sir Francis Drake) is a 1961-1962 British adventure television series starring Terence Morgan as Sir Francis Drake, commander of the sailing ship the "Golden Hind". As well as battles at sea and sword fights, the series also deals with intrigue at Queen Elizabeth's court. The series was a joint ABC/ATV production, made at Elstree Studios and on historical sites in England. A replica of the "Golden Hind" was constructed at a cost of £25,000 and was used for filming in and around the bays of Torbay and Dartmouth.
Francis Drake small things (come)". The hand out of the clouds, labelled "Auxilio Divino", means "With Divine Help". The full achievement is depicted in the form of a large coloured plaster overmantel in the Lifetimes Gallery at Buckland Abbey Nevertheless, Drake continued to quarter his new arms with the wyvern gules. The arms adopted by his nephew Sir Francis Drake, 1st Baronet (1588–1637) of Buckland were the arms of Drake of Ash, but the wyvern without a "nowed" (knotted) tail. Drake was politically astute, and although known for his private and military endeavours, he was an influential figure in politics during the