print email comment close Elizabeth's Pirates URL: http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/H/history/pirates/ Description: Companion to a British television documentary about Queen Elizabeth I's use of "privateers -- licensed pirates -- such as Sir Francis Drake." Topics include background about the politics and government of Britain at the time, the pirates (such as Drake and Walter Raleigh), and the attack of the Spanish Armada in July 1588. Also includes interviews with historians, links to related sites, and a short bibliography. From Channel 4. Publisher: Channel 4 Extra Keywords Ralegh LII Database Information: Record 22037 created by Maria Brandt on 07/10/2006 Last modification on 07/10/2006 Published: 07/13/2006   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/22037