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Bookmark or Share- Sir Walter Raleigh - Historic UKSir Walter Raleigh One of Britain’s most famous explorers, Sir Walter Raleigh was also a poet, scholar and courtier, a favourite of Queen Elizabeth I. He is however usually remembered for introducing tobacco and the potato to Britain, and for failing to find the legendary El Dorado.
- Walter Raleigh - WikipediaSir 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.
- Walter Raleigh - World History EncyclopediaSir 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.
- 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 Elizabeth’s successor, James I, he was imprisoned in the Tower of London and eventually put to death.
- Sir Walter Raleigh: Biography, Facts & Beheading - HISTORYSir 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...
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