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	Walter Raleigh - Lismore Heritage Town, County Waterford, Ireland
		Walter Raleigh was one of the most dynamic and colourful characters of the Elizabethan period.
		Raleigh had taken part in the suppression of the Desmond rebellion in Ireland in 1579 and benefited from the subsequent distribution of confiscated land.
		Walter Raleigh's estates in Ireland were purchased by Richard Boyle, one of the most successful men of his period.
	www.discoverlismore.com /walterraleigh.shtml (506 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh - LoveToKnow 1911
		Raleigh was predominant during the period between the predominance of Leicester and the rise of the earl of Essex, who came to court in 1587.
		Raleigh gave promises he obviously knew he could not keep, and sailed on the 17th of March 1617, relying on the chapter of accidents, and on vague intrigues he had entered into in Savoy and France.
		Raleigh was arrested, and in pursuance of the king's promise to Gondomar was executed under his old sentence on the 29th of October 1618.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /Sir_Walter_Raleigh (3290 words)

	BBC - History - Walter Raleigh (c.1552 - 1618)
		Walter Raleigh (also spelt Ralegh) was born into a well-connected gentry family at Hayes Barton in Devon in around 1552.
		Elizabeth's successor James VI of Scotland disliked Raleigh and in 1603 he was accused of plotting against the king and sentenced to death.
		This was reduced to life imprisonment and Raleigh spent the next 12 years in the Tower of London, where he wrote the first volume of his 'History of the World' (1614).
	www.bbc.co.uk /history/historic_figures/raleigh_walter.shtml (401 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh - MSN Encarta
		Sir Walter Raleigh (1552?-1618), English adventurer and writer, who was prominent at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, and became an explorer of the Americas.
		Raleigh temporarily fell from the queen's favor when she discovered in 1592 that he had secretly married one of her maids of honor.
		Raleigh returned to England, where King James invoked the death sentence of 1603; Raleigh was beheaded on October 29, 1618.
	encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559558/Raleigh_Sir_Walter.html (508 words)

	Walter Raleigh
		Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes Barton, which is on the edge of Woodbury Common, and is close to the village of East Budleigh, in Devon, England.
		Raleigh's family were fundamentally Protestant in religious orientation and had a number of near escapes during the reign of the Catholic queen Mary I of England.
		During childhood, Raleigh developed a hatred of Catholicism, and was quick to express it when Elizabeth I came to the throne.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/wa/Walter_Raleigh.html (194 words)

	Walter Raleigh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Raleigh's family was Protestant in religious orientation and experienced a number of near escapes during the reign of the Catholic queen Mary I of England.
		From 1600 to 1603, Raleigh was Governor of Jersey and responsible for modernising the defences of the island.
		Raleigh was beheaded at Whitehall on 29 October 1618.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walter_Raleigh (1564 words)

	SIR WALTER RALEIGH - LoveToKnow Article on SIR WALTER RALEIGH (Site not responding. Last check: )
		During these years Raleigh was at the height of his favor It was the policy of Queen Elizabeth to have several favorites at once, lest any one might be supposed to have exciusivi influence with her.
		Raleigh was predominant during thi period between the predominance of Leicester and the rise oi the earl of Essex, who came to court in 1587.
		Raleigh was arrested, and in pursuance of the kings promise to Gondomar was executed under his old sentence on the 29th of October 1618.
	2.1911encyclopedia.org /R/RA/RALEIGH_SIR_WALTER.htm (3374 words)

	Raleigh, Sir Walter - MSN Encarta
		Raleigh, Sir Walter (1554-1618), English adventurer and writer, who was prominent at the court of Queen Elizabeth I, and who became an explorer of the Americas.
		Born at Hayes Barton in Devon, Raleigh attended the University of Oxford for a time, served in the French religious wars on the Huguenot side, and later studied law in London, where he became familiar with both court life and the intellectual community.
		Raleigh temporarily fell from the queen’s favour when she discovered in 1592 that he had secretly married one of her maids of honour.
	uk.encarta.msn.com /encyclopedia_761559558/Raleigh_Sir_Walter.html (459 words)

	Raleigh, Sir Walter. The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition. 2001-05
		Raleigh conceived and organized the colonizing expeditions to America that ended tragically with the “lost colony” expeditions on Roanoke Island, N.C. He was later named a member of the commission for the defense against Spain, but it is doubtful that he participated in the naval operations against the Spanish Armada (1588).
		Raleigh was made governor of Jersey in 1600, but his fortunes ebbed when he drifted apart from his former ally Robert Cecil (later earl of Salisbury) in the political tempest over Essex’s treason and death.
		Raleigh was the author of a number of political essays and philosophical treatises, and of a body of poetry that was highly praised by his contemporaries.
	www.bartleby.com /65/ra/RaleighW.html (855 words)

	Who was Sire Walter Raleigh
		Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes Barton, which lies on the edge of Woodbury Common close to the village of East Budleigh, in
		Raleigh had taken part in the suppression of the Desmond rebellion in 1579 and benefited from the subsequent distribution of land.
		Raleigh was Mayor of Youghal in 1588 and 1589.
	www.walterraleighhotel.net /html/sir_walter_raleigh.html (848 words)

	Walter Raleigh - Wikipedia
		Sir Walter Raleigh (* 1554 in Hayes Barton, Devonshire; † 29.
		Raleigh wurde 1585 zum Ritter geschlagen und zu einer der einflussreichsten Persönlichkeiten Englands.
		Unter Elisabeths Nachfolger Jakob I. wurde Raleigh 1603 wegen Hochverrats zum Tode verurteilt.
	de.wikipedia.org /wiki/Walter_Raleigh (355 words)

	Walter RALEIGH (Sir)
		Raleigh's father, Walter Raleigh of Fardell, had moved east from Fardell, on the edge of Dartmoor, upon his marriage to Joan Drake, a distant relative of the famous sailor, Sir Francis.
		Raleigh was a hardworking servant of the Crown.
		Walter Raleigh's death was sealed by a pathetic skirmish in a tiny jungle fort.
	www.tudorplace.com.ar /Bios/WalterRaleigh(Sir).htm (8516 words)

	Biographical Sketch of Sir Walter Raleigh
		Sir Walter Raleigh, a remarkable individual, was at once, explorer, soldier, sailor, statesman, poet and historian.
		Raleigh was awarded a knighthood for his efforts in founding a colony in the new world.
		Raleigh's place in history is regarded as that of a gallant courtier, who epitomized the Elizebethan spirit.
	library.thinkquest.org /2847/authors/raleigh.htm (67 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		Sir Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes Barton which is on the edge of Woodbury Common, near the village of East Budleigh, Devon, England.
		Raleigh's parents knew one woman, called Agnes Prest, who was martyred at Exeter.
		Raleigh was then framed as a member of a plot against the throne and sentenced to life imprisonment.
	www.britishexplorers.com /woodbury/raleigh.html (1749 words)

	Renaissance Man (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Hayes, Devonshire.
		In 1580, Raleigh became the captain of the army of Ireland and suppressed a rebellion.
		Raleigh was a favourite of the queen, prominent in the royal court and was the captain of the army of Ireland.
	www.yesnet.yk.ca /schools/projects/renaissance/renaissanceman.html (520 words)

	Sir Walter Gun Club, Raleigh, NC
		The Sir Walter Gun Club has been established in the Raleigh area for over 35 years and, at it's present location near Creedmoor, N.C., has facilities for almost all types of shooting activities.
		The membership meetings are held at the Kiwanis Center in Raleigh.
		The Center is located at 2525 Noble Road which is 2 blocks west of Old Wake Forest Road at the intersection at the Miami Subs restaurant.
	www.sirwaltergunclub.com (456 words)

	Britannia Biographies: Sir Walter Raleigh Part 1
		Sir Walter Raleigh, a son of East Devon, was born at Hayes Barton in East Budleigh, probably in 1554.
		Raleigh's father, Walter Senior, had moved east from Fardell, on the edge of Dartmoor, upon his marriage to Joan Drake, a distant relative of the famous sailor, Sir Francis.
		Walter Senior entered into a short-lived marriage to the daughter of a Genoese merchant, but was later joined with a third wife named Katherine Champernowne.
	www.britannia.com /bios/raleigh (282 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		Raleigh's family was strongly Protestant in religious orientation and experienced a number of near-escapes during the reign of the Catholic Queen Mary I of England.
		Raleigh's plan for colonization in the "Colony and Dominion of Virginia" (which included the present-day states of North Carolina and Virginia) in North America ended in failure at Roanoke Island, but paved the way for subsequent colonies.
		Raleigh was beheaded with an axe at Whitehall on 29 October 1618.
	sir-walter-raleigh.zdnet.co.za /zdnet/Sir_Walter_Raleigh (2913 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		The British explorer, poet and historian, Sir Walter Raleigh was born probably in 1552, though the date is not quite certain.
		In the course of 1580 he was twice arrested for duels, and he attached himself to the queen's favorite, the earl of Leicester, and to the earl of Oxford, son-in-law of Burghley, for whom he carried a challenge to Sir Philip Sidney.
		It is to be noted that Elizabeth treated Raleigh exclusively as a Court favorite to be enriched by monopolies and grants at the expense of her subjects, but that she never gave him any great office, nor did she admit him to the council.
	www.nndb.com /people/106/000049956 (3046 words)

	Cordula's Web. Walter Raleigh
		Walter Raleigh was born at Hayes Barton, which lies on the edge of Woodbury Common close to the village of East Budleigh, in Devon, England.
		Raleigh's family had a fundamentally Protestant religious orientation and experienced a number of near escapes during the reign of the Catholic queen Mary I of England (1553 - 1558).
		Raleigh was Governor of Jersey 1600-1603, responsible for modernising the defences of the island.
	www.cordula.ws /a-raleighw.html (439 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		Walter Raleigh was educated at Oxford and studied law in London.
		Raleigh fell from the Queen’s favor when he secretly wed one of her maids of honor and was imprisoned briefly in the Tower of London in 1592.
		When Raleigh returned to England the old charges were once again revived against him, along with new ones regarding his illegal assault on Spanish properties, and in 1618, after writing up a defense of his acts, he was executed.
	www.thepirateking.com /bios/raleigh_walter.htm (569 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Hayes, Devonshire.
		Walter Raleigh was born a gambler, he knew there were many prizes to be won from the queen.
		Sir Walter was one of the queen’s favorites so she granted him 12,000 acres of land in the new world.
	bg016.k12.sd.us /Explorers/sir_walter_raleigh.htm (231 words)

	Who is Sir Walter Raleigh?
		Sir Walter Raleigh’s adventurous life in 16th century England focuses on two pivotal experiences: his prominence at Court, particularly that of Elizabeth I, and his seafaring explorations of the Americas.
		Although not an atheist in the modern sense, Raleigh’s philosophy was that of a skeptic, and, as an intellectual, he favored unorthodox thought, was a serious student of mathematics for use in navigation, as well as chemistry and medical formulae.
		In 1618 Raleigh was finally executed, but his role in history has long been appreciated as that of a popular rakish and imaginative hero with a somewhat shady reputation—neither all good, nor all bad.
	ohoh.essortment.com /whoissirwal_rfbw.htm (1006 words)

	North Carolina Collection-Sir Walter Raleigh Collection
		The Sir Walter Raleigh Collection is a distinguished component of the North Carolina Collection at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
		Raleigh was arrested, charged with treason, and sentenced to death in December 1603.
		Raleigh was the classic "Renaissance man." In addition to being a soldier, courtier, and adventurer, he was also a freethinker, poet, and historian.
	www.lib.unc.edu /ncc/ref/swr/swr.html (557 words)

	Walter Raleigh
		Walter Raleigh* was born on his father’s leased estate at Hays Burton, England.
		Raleigh served briefly in Parliament in the 1590s, but his reputation was tarnished by his association with a group of poets known as the “school of night,” most of whom were widely known religious skeptics.
		Sir Walter Raleigh was one of the most colorful figures of the Elizabethan Era and is important to American history because of his efforts to establish permanent settlements in Virginia.
	www.u-s-history.com /pages/h1138.html (834 words)

	The Passionate Man's Pilgrimage by Sir Walter Raleigh
		Although I have spelled his name 'Raleigh'; as that is the way most people know it now, he never actually used that spelling, and is thought to more typically have spelled it 'Ralegh', although he is known to have spelled it in many ways, curiously 'Raleigh' not being one of them.
		Raleigh was a protestant, and his father was almost killed by the Catholic Queen Mary; only escaping by hiding in a church tower.
		Raleigh was also involved in fighting the Spanish Armada, and donated the ship the Ark Royal in exchange for an iou for £5000 (an enormous sum of money for the times).
	www.firstscience.com /SITE/poems/raleigh.asp (418 words)

	Sir Walter Raleigh
		Raleigh is knighted, to become Sir Walter, for his work in Ireland.
		Walter Raleigh sponsors the colony of Virginia in America: it fails to establish itself.
		Walter Raleigh was born in Hayes Barton, Devon.
	www.schoolshistory.org.uk /walterraleigh.htm (318 words)

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