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In The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1522 to 1618, author James A. St. John (2005) examines the most important area of Raleigh's life, being his adventures and explorations in the New World, mostly in what is now the eastern coast of North America. For example, Raleigh had some connections with the original English settlement in Virginia and in 1584, he instructed two captains, Amadas and Barlowe, to explore what is now Florida and then northwards to North Carolina; in 1585, Raleigh sent Sir Richard Grenville and some English settlers to North America, where they established a colony in present-day Roanoke Island in North Carolina (213). In 1592, as a result of his alleged seduction of the queen's handmaiden and the failure of several expeditions against the Spaniards, Raleigh ended up disgraced by Queen Elizabeth which forced him to retire to his home in Dorsetshire, but in 1595, he financed his own voyage to South America in a search for the fabled gold mines...

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Upon his return to England, he wrote The Discoverie of Guiana which was seen by many as pure fiction. When Queen Elizabeth II died and James I became king of England, Raleigh ended up once again in the Tower of London for conspiring against the Crown. In 1603, Raleigh was placed on trial and sentenced to death; however, he gained his freedom in 1617 by promising the king a treasure trove of gold in Guiana. This too failed and when he returned to England, he was arrested and then executed in October of 1618. Thus, the life of Sir Walter Raleigh, as St. John reminds us, was "filled with adventure and intrigue and although he saw much tragedy in his life, Raleigh nonetheless was a gallant and brave soldier and was eternally dedicated to Queen Elizabeth II and to his beloved England" (256).
BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kingsley, Charles. Sir Walter Raleigh and His Times. New York: Kessinger Publishing

Company, 2004.

St.…

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BIBLIOGRAPHY

Kingsley, Charles. Sir Walter Raleigh and His Times. New York: Kessinger Publishing

Company, 2004.

St. John, James A. The Life of Sir Walter Raleigh, 1552 to 1618. New York: Kessinger

Publishing Company, 2005.


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