tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post8943681875299318222..comments2024-03-12T09:13:36.135-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Francis Drake's return to PlymouthLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-72521781201508820652007-03-05T14:01:00.000-06:002007-03-05T14:01:00.000-06:00I looked quickly through Garrett Mattingly's mages...I looked quickly through Garrett Mattingly's magestrial book, "The Armada," which is stil one of the best works on the subject, but found no specific reference to Drake's return to Plymouth. The English fleet in general came into harbor after August 18, though some portions of it pursued the Armada north up the Channel for several days after that. Might Drake have been one of those pursuers? Mattingly does not say.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-81532375858967075012007-03-05T07:26:00.000-06:002007-03-05T07:26:00.000-06:00They fought the Armada at the very end of July and...They fought the Armada at the very end of July and early August, so probably not far after that.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com