He became a prominent figure of his age the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world from 1577 to 1580 and one of the English commanders in the famously decisive victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588 .
A prominent figure of his age is a champion of Queen Elizabeth .
He became a prominent figure of his age , a champion of Queen Elizabeth , the first Englishman to circumnavigate the world from 1577 to 1580 and one of the English commanders in the famously decisive victory against the Spanish Armada in 1588 .