Harry Paye and Francis Drake

This video explores the lives of two famous figures of English maritime history: Harry Paye and Francis Drake. Harry Paye was a legendary 14th-century privateer from Poole who carried out daring raids against French ships during the Hundred Years' War. Francis Drake later became one of England’s greatest naval heroes, famous for his circumnavigation of the globe and battles against the Spanish fleet. Their stories reveal the adventurous, dangerous, and often controversial world of pirates and privateers in British history.