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Life & Legacy


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Sir Walter Raleigh was an English writer, poet and explorer. He was born in 1552 at Hayes Barton, in Devonshire, England.

His family was part of a leading protestant family. He did not like the Catholic church.

In 1578 Sir Raleigh sails with his half brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, to America.

In 1580 Raleigh helps to put down the Irish rebellion, is knighted and became a favorite of Queen Elizabeth and he became wealthy.

He founded the secret society called " The School of Night" which was attended by fellow highly prominent Elizabethans.

On March 25, 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh receives the petent to explore and settle in North America.

On June 4, 1584, Virginia colony of Roanoke Island established by Sir Walter Raleigh.

1585 January 6, Queen Elizabeth knights Walter Raleigh and made him governor of the new territory discovered bt Amadas and Barlowe. Raleigh named it " Virginia " in her honor.

In 1592, Raleigh falls out of favor with Elizabeth when she discovered that he has married one of her maids called Bessie Throckmorton.

The Queen ordered that Sir Walter Raleigh is placed in the Tower of London but he was released when one of his ships brought back a huge treasure on the captured Spanish ship " Madre De Dios"

On 6 February 1595, Sir Walter Raleigh left England to sail to the New World to search for the city of El Dorado.

Queen Elizabeth died and James became King, the son of Mary Queen of Scots. He was eager to make peace with the Spanish, and imprisoned Sir Walter Raleigh in the Tower of London.

King James released Raleigh because he promised to give King James a fortune if he allows him to return to Guiana.

In 1616 Raleigh made his travel to Guiana but his mission failed and he attacked a Spanish settlment.

Finally in 1618, Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for attacking the Spanish

__Interesting FACT about Sir Walter Raleigh__ Around 1589, Raleigh planted the first potato in Europe in the garden of his Irish estate at Myrtle Grove, Youghal, near Cork, Ireland. The potato had been brought back to England by his later expediton to Virginia. He also introduced tobacco to the Old World with leaf from Virginia.

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