Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer ... It is said that his widow carried his severed embalmed head around with her in a red velvet bag. He was buried with his father in the chancel on 1st ...

This happened either during the 1584 visit by Amadas and Barlowe or the 1585 military outpost under Ralph Lane, rather than ...

But the presumed fabulous treasure in the deeper water was beyond their reach. English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh made two trips to Guiana to search for El Dorado. During his second trip in 1617 ...

Louise Simpson, the head of Exeter School, said Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake no longer “represent the values and inclusive nature” of the school. It is reported that the pair are ...

In the 16th century, Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh set sail in search of El Dorado, a legendary city full of gold and precious jewels. 400 years on, and with the site of El Dorado still ...

In the sixteenth century, Sir Walter Raleigh began his search for El Dorado in Guyana's rainforest. Four hundred years on and a group of young adventurers from the UK - the Serious Explorers - are ...