Why was Sir Walter Raleigh executed, and what led to this event? We examine Raleigh by taking a closer look at the life of ...

Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in the chancel of St Margaret's Church Westminster and there is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him there.

Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. "Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. "The Huguenots, America, the Armada, and execution. "Is that the ...

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 ...

Sir Walter Raleigh achieved more than others might do in a hundred lifetimes. "Over a decade in the tower and still he held power. "The Huguenots, America, the Armada, and execution. "Is that the ...