Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh (/ˈrɔːli, ˈræli, ˈrɑːli/; c. ... 1553 – 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer.
Sir Walter Raleigh | Biography, Accomplishments, Roanoke, Death ...
Sir Walter Raleigh, English adventurer and writer, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. Accused of treason by ...
Sir Walter Raleigh | Tower of London - Historic Royal Palaces
With the whole world to explore, this wild spirit found himself caged at the Tower of London. Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most famous explorers of ...
Sir Walter Raleigh - Fort Raleigh National Historic Site (U.S. ...
Sir Walter Raleigh was a leading figure in Elizabethan era politics and began the Roanoke colony, the first English colony in North America.
History - Historic Figures: Walter Raleigh (c.1552 - 1618) - BBC
Walter Raleigh (also spelled Ralegh) was born into a well-connected gentry family at Hayes Barton in Devon in around 1552.
Sir Walter Raleigh (ca. 1552–1618) - Encyclopedia Virginia
Sir Walter Raleigh (ca. 1552–1618). SUMMARY. Sir Walter Raleigh was an English soldier, explorer, poet, and courtier who funded three voyages to Roanoke Island ...
The Demise of Sir Walter Raleigh - North Carolina Museum of History
After Elizabeth's death in 1603, Raleigh was again imprisoned in the tower for 13 years, charged with involvement in a plot against King James I. On October 29, ...
Why Was Sir Walter Raleigh Executed? - HistoryExtra
Sir Walter Raleigh was a great favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. So how did he fall from grace and come to be executed in 1618?
Sir Walter Raleigh: English Explorer, Colony Near Roanoke Island
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English adventurer and writer who established a colony near Roanoke Island, in present-day North Carolina. He was ...
Sir Walter Raleigh | The Poetry Foundation
Walter Raleigh (sometimes spelled Ralegh) is one personification of the English Renaissance. Born at Hayes Barton, Devonshire, most likely in 1554.
Walter Raleigh - Ages of Exploration
In 1596, Raleigh published The Discovery of the Large, Rich, and Beautiful Empire of Guiana: With a Relation of the Great and Golden City of Manoa… Etc. In it, ...
Sir Walter Raleigh | Royal Museums Greenwich
Walter Raleigh (1544–1618) was a courtier, seaman and explorer in Elizabethan England. He was a pioneer in the English colonisation of North America.
Sir Walter Raleigh - Incompetech
Sir Walter didn't let this faze him, though; he kept right on voyaging, perhaps thinking he'd be better off not staying in one place too long. But one day the ...
Sir Walter Raleigh - Britannica Kids
Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer and a great favorite at the court of Queen Elizabeth I. He traveled to distant lands in search of new territories and ...
Raleigh (or Ralegh), Sir Walter - NCpedia
1554?–19 Oct. 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh Painting "Sir Walter Raleigh" at Court House Annex, Richmond, Virginia.
Sir Walter Raleigh: Biography, Facts & Beheading
During Elizabeth's reign, Raleigh organized three major expeditions to America, including the ill-fated Roanoke settlement. He later drew the ...
The Sir Walter Raleigh Collection - UNC Libraries
Collection Summary. This valued part of the North Carolina Collection preserves writings by and about Sir Walter Raleigh as well as writings about English ...
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh : 1584 - Avalon Project
Walter Ralegh, Esquire, and to his heires assignee for euer, free libertie and licence from time to time, and at all times for ever hereafter.
Sir Walter Raleigh | Westminster Abbey
Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in St Margaret's Church. There is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him.
Sir Walter Raleigh, Portrait - Library of Virginia Education
1552–1618) was an English explorer, soldier, writer, and a favorite at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, who granted him a charter to explore North America.