In 1588 Queen Elizabeth was horrified to hear that King Philip of Spain, who was a right rotter, had sent a mighty armada to invade England, and she knew the only man who could save the country was the brave Captain Sir Francis Drake. "Frankie babes," she cried, "the Spanish have sent an armada to lay waste to our beloved England!"
"Don't worry Lizzie babes," he replied, "us brave British chaps will defeat them."
When the armada was spotted off the English coast, He was playing bowls, a game he loved. Drake had tried playing cricket, but he kept getting out for a duck! Ho ho ho! That's an example of the scintillating wit that we British chaps are renowned for. Anyway, Drake told his men to boot the Spanish right in the Caracas, as a boot in the Caracas can be nasty! So that's what they did, and the Spanish were soon sent home with their Caracas between their legs!
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Wolfe of Quebec
