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  1. Sir Walter Raleigh: Biography, Facts & Beheading

    Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) was an English adventurer, writer and nobleman. After growing close to Elizabeth I during his time in the army, Raleigh was knighted in 1585 and became captain of ...

  2. Walter Raleigh

    Age of Discovery. Quick Facts: British explorer who sponsored the first attempt to found a permanent English settlement at Roanoke Island, and later sought to find the legendary city of El Dorado. Name: Walter Raleigh [raw-lee, rah-] Birth/Death: ca. 1554 - October 29, 1618. Nationality: British.

  3. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh, English adventurer and writer, a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, who knighted him in 1585. ... The Ages of Exploration - Biography of Sir Walter Raleigh; Lit2Go - Sir Walter Raleigh; ... Raleigh bought his release with profits from a privateering voyage in which he had invested, but he never regained his ascendancy at court ...

  4. 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 (1584-1587) and whose ostentatious manner of dress and love for Queen Elizabeth became legendary. Born a commoner in Devon, England, Raleigh (also spelled Ralegh) nevertheless had connections to Elizabeth through his ...

  5. Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh [a] (/ ˈ r ɔː l i, ˈ r æ l i, ˈ r ɑː l i /; c. 1553 - 29 October 1618) was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and held political positions under ...

  6. Raleigh's El Dorado expedition

    Raleigh's El Dorado expedition, also known as Raleigh's first voyage to Guiana, was an English military and exploratory expedition led by Sir Walter Raleigh that took place during the Anglo-Spanish War in 1595. [1] The expedition set out in February 1595 to explore the Orinoco River on the northeast tip of South America in an attempt to find the fabled city of El Dorado.

  7. Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1552-1618 CE) was an English courtier, soldier, mariner, explorer, and historian. A one-time favourite of his queen, Elizabeth I of England (r. 1558-1603 CE), Raleigh organised three expeditions to form a colony on the coast of North America in the 1580s CE. The colony was abandoned but the expeditions were notable for introducing tobacco and the potato to England.

  8. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Quick Facts: Sir Walter Raleigh, 1829, by Henry R. Robinson, The Mariners' Museum.

  9. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon in around 1554, the youngest of five sons of Catherine Champernowne and Walter Raleigh, both in their second marriages. ... However, in 1584, 1585 and 1587 Raleigh organised voyages to North America that led to his sponsorship of an English colony on Roanoke Island (now north Carolina), which he named ...

  10. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer, soldier and writer. At age 17, he fought with the French Huguenots and later studied at Oxford. He became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth after serving in ...

  11. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh, explorer, soldier, seaman, writer, and favorite subject of Queen Elizabeth I was, as its sponsor, primarily responsible for the attempted colonization of Roanoke Island in the 1580s.Although Raleigh himself never set sail for the colony, his strong desire to establish an English colony in the New World made him a major player in England's goal of eclipsing the Spanish as ...

  12. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Walter Raleigh (1544-1618) was a courtier, seaman and explorer in Elizabethan England. He was a pioneer in the English colonisation of North America. Raleigh (orginally spelt Ralegh) was a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I and helped defend England against the Spanish Armada. As well as being a courtier and explorer, he was also a keen ...

  13. Sir Walter Raleigh's First Journey to El Dorado

    The Legacy of Raleigh's First Search for El Dorado. Raleigh would get his return trip to Guyana, but not until 1617 — more than twenty years later. This second journey was a complete failure and directly led to Raleigh's execution back in England. In between, Raleigh financed and supported other English expeditions to Guyana, which brought ...

  14. Sir Walter Raleigh: Explorer, Poet, and Courtier

    Sir Walter Raleigh: The Elizabethan Enigma - Explorer, Poet, and Courtier. Watch on. Born around 1554, Raleigh's life unfolded during a period when England was transforming under the reigns of the Tudor monarchs, notably Elizabeth I. The Elizabethan period was a time of exploration and expansion, religious upheaval, and artistic flourishing.

  15. Exploration, European- Part 3: Sir Walter Raleigh and the Arrival of

    Sir Walter Raleigh assumed leadership of England's colonization movement in 1583 after the death of his half brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert, who had convinced the queen that her only recourse was to defeat Spain by aggressively exploring and settling the New World. Raleigh's determination was rewarded in March 1584, when Elizabeth granted a ...

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    The expedition was a disaster. Raleigh's son and his men attacked a Spanish settlement and his son was killed. When Raleigh returned to England, King James reinstated his death sentence. Raleigh was executed on October 29, 1618. Sir Walter Raleigh was an English explorer and a great favorite at the court of Queen Elizabeth I.

  17. Sir Walter Raleigh

    Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon, England, on the 22nd of January, 1552. In his youth, he studied at Oriel College, Oxford University for some time, though he secured his degree at Inns of Court. ... In 1578, Raleigh got his first taste of exploration after he joined Sir Humphrey Gilbert in an unsuccessful expedition to find a Northwest ...

  18. Sir Walter Raleigh

    INSCRIPTION: SIR WALTER RALEIGH, OB. 1618, from the Original of Zucchero, in the Collection of the Most Noble the Marquis of Bath., Engraved by H. Robinson, London, Published Jany 1, 1829, by Harding & Lepard, Pall Mall East (credit: The Mariners' Museum and Park catalog#-1940.0230.000001)

  19. 10 Sir Walter Raleigh Accomplishments and Achievements

    1. Exploration of the New World. Sir Walter Raleigh was a prominent figure in the Age of Exploration during the late 16th century. He sponsored and organized several voyages to the New World, which was an exciting and largely uncharted frontier at the time. Also Read: Facts About Sir Walter Raleigh.

  20. Primary Sources: Exploration & Discovery: Raleigh, Walter

    Sir Walter Ralegh and his Colony in America by Increase N. Tarbox Call Number: Online - free - HathiTrust Including the charter of Queen Elizabeth in his favor, March 25, 1584, with letters, discourses, and narratives of the voyages made to America at his charges, and descriptions of the country, commodites, and inhabitants.

  21. American Journeys Background on Captain Arthur Barlowe's Narrative of

    Arthur Barlowe captained one of the two vessels that Sir Walter Raleigh fitted out for a preliminary exploration of the American coast in 1584. Little more is known about him than the information contained in his narrative of the voyage. Barlowe and Amadas Expedition, 1584