Sir John Hawkins
Sir John Hawkins (1532 - 1595), Elizabethan seafarer, shipbuilder, MP, Treasurer of the Navy. In 1588 he was Rear-Admiral of the English fleet and Captain of the Victory in action against the Spanish Armada. He died, aged 63, on passage to South America to attack the Spanish Treasure Fleet
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10216817
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45990401
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4495px x 5095px
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Credit
© Illustrated London News Ltd/Mary Evans
Source
Engraving in The Illustrated London News', 14 July 1888, page 47
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