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| | Walter Raleigh - Facts, Information, and Encyclopedia Reference article |
 | | Walter Raleigh (also spelled Rawley, Ralegh or Rawleigh; Walter himself seemed to prefer Ralegh) was born at Hayes Barton, in Devon, England. |
 | | According to "Shepherd of the Ocean," a biography of Raleigh J.H. Adamson and H.F. Holland, his wife had the head "embalmed and kept it by her side, frequently inquiring of visitors if they would like to see Sir Walter." In 1618, Raleigh's head was interred with his body at St. |
 | | Although his popularity had waned considerably since his Elizabethan heyday, his execution was seen by many to be unnecessary and unjust, and is judged by some historians to have hastened the demise of the Stuart dynasty. |
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