A Historie of the World Sir Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh Raleigh was born in Devon, England Circa 1552 – 1618 Raleigh was born in Devon, England During Mary’s reign, his family was persecuted for being Protestant Little is known about his childhood; by 1581 he was at Oxford studying law
Raleigh was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth He received a royal patent giving him rights to lands discovered in the name of the English Crown in the New World He settled Roanoke, Virginia, the settlement that disappeared
Raleigh is credited with introducing tobacco to England He owned a plantation in Ireland given to him by the Queen Raleigh was appointed governor of the island of Jersey near England
Raleigh ran into trouble when he decided to marry one of Queen Elizabeth’s maidens…something only done with her permission Raleigh was jailed for his “crime”; Elizabeth finally freed him, but banished him and his new bride from court Raleigh helped the English defeat the Spanish Armada
After Elizabeth’s death, Raleigh was imprisoned by James I; Raleigh was finally beheaded after Spain complained that Raleigh had conspired against their king Raleigh wrote several volumes of poetry and historical pieces while imprisoned Raleigh was beheaded in 1618
Class Work Read the excerpt, discussing as necessary Complete Literary Critique, page 244, #s 1-5