Sun, Dec 31, 1961
Drake takes provisions to Belgian garrison of Blankenberge where there are supposed to be 500 English soldiers ordered to keep the Spanish at bay. On arrival he finds that most of the men have died and their are only around 13 men left. While the men are dying of starvation their Spanish enemies are well fed and supplied, so Drake decides to destroy a bridged causeway that is being used to supply the Spanish. The remaining men are returned to England where the garrison commander Captain Williams is honoured by the queen.
Sun, Mar 25, 1962
Queen Elizabeth is in love with the French Duke Alencon, and hopes to receive a marriage proposal. However since his return to France she has heard nothing further from him and suspects that his mother the French Queen Catherine de Medici has something to do with it. Elizabeth sends Drake to France to investigate. The French queen will stop at nothing to keep Drake from discovering the truth - that she has imprisoned her son in the Bastille to prevent any union with Elizabeth.
Sun, Dec 17, 1961
The queen sends Drake to Calais to rescue Lord Oakeshott, an English gentleman being held there on a charge of murder, but when Drake gets there he finds that Oakeshott is not a prisoner and appears to be a free man under the protection of a Countess. A lovesick young fool, Oakeshott is unwilling to leave.
Sun, Apr 8, 1962
Drake rescues a boatload of gypsies, who, by their own account, were mercilessly abandoned in the sea by a ruthless Spanish ship's captain. However when Drake discovers the Spanish captain adrift in a boat he finds that the gypsies are not as innocent as they claim and must act before he and his crew suffer the same fate as the Spanish ship and her crew.
Sun, Mar 4, 1962
Hugh Graveney, a Drake lookalike, uses a ship similar to the Golden Hind to seize loot from a surrendering Spanish ship then proceeds to slaughter all Spanish hands. What is thought to be the Golden Hind is eventually captured and when the Spanish realise who they have, the Spanish Ambassador uses him to turn the Dutch against England. Drake must convince the Queen that he took no part in the treachery he is accused of and sets out to catch the imposter.