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How Did Sir Francis Drake Die?

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    Sir Francis Drake (1540-1596) actually died of dysentery in 1596, off the coast of Panama.  Dysentery is basically a bowel infection which causes severe diarrhoea.  The disease is spread by poor hygiene, infected food or contaminated water.  It is most likely that a combination of these three causes actually came together to infect Drake.  The disease is a horrible form of vomiting and endless bowel movements,  eventually leading to severe dehydration.
    His death was untimely because he was one of the pioneers of exploration.  He first made a name for himself as a pirate or buccaneer against the Spaniards in the Caribbean.  
    Although he was by this time a very wealthy man, he was sponsored by Elizabeth 1st to go on a round the world voyage (1577-1580) in the Golden Hind.  
    He then became the mayor of Plymouth in 1581, but fought against the Spanish Armada in 1588, much to the pleasure of the Queen.
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    Hedgehog 

    answered 3 years ago

      He was shot and had a epileptic fit  and fell overboard his ship an drowned
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      Guest 

      answered 6 months ago

        He died of a dysentery
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        Guest 

        answered 6 months ago

        He died on a tropical island on the 27 January 1596
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        Pettygal99 

        answered 5 months ago

        He died on my birthday i am the one that posted this i looked at an website and it said that he died on a tropical island thought id give some people a hand
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        Pettygal99

        commented 5 months ago

        He died of dysentary disease
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        Tgloyne 

        answered 2 months ago

          Drake die of a dysentery on the return journey after failing to capture panama city
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          Guest 

          answered 2 months ago

          Dysenery
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          Guest 

          answered 3 weeks ago

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