Did Francis Drake play bowls at Plymouth Hoe?

looney_tunes

Maybe, but probably not (at least, not on the famous day). "Plymouth Hoe is perhaps best known for the probably apocryphal story that Sir Francis Drake played his famous game of bowls here in 1588 before sailing out with the English fleet to engage with the Spanish Armada." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plymouth_Hoe "The most famous (but probably apocryphal) anecdote about Drake relates that, prior to the battle, he was playing a game of bowls on Plymouth Hoe. On being warned of the approach of the Spanish fleet, Drake is said to have remarked that there was plenty of time to finish the game and still beat the Spaniards. There is no known eyewitness account of this incident and the earliest retelling of it was printed 37 years later." http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Francis_Drake Jan 22 10, 12:58 AM

gtho4

see also Question #67407 Jan 23 10, 12:27 AM