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Walter Raleigh

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A short biography of Sir Walter Raleigh

 

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Sir Walter Raleigh's imprisonment at the Tower of London

 

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THE GREAT ADVENTURERS - SIR WALTER RALEIGH - ONE OF ENGLAND'S FIRST EXPLORERS

 

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29th October 1618: Sir Walter Raleigh beheaded for treason against James I in the Main Plot

 

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The Story of Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He was cousin to Sir Richard Grenville and younger half-brother of Sir Humphrey Gilbert. He is also well known for popularising tobacco in England.
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