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

In 1595, Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh set sail for South America, hoping to discover El Dorado, the legendary city of gold. The epic voyage took nearly two months. Now the Serious ...

When Spanish explorers reached South America in the early 16th century ... English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh made two trips to Guiana to search for El Dorado. During his second trip in 1617 ...

Walter Raleigh, Kt. on the day he was beheaded in Old Palace Yard ... he himself did not go to Virginia but was the mastermind behind expeditions to colonize this part of America. His marriage to ...

The Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh was the first Englishman to explore the rainforests of Guyana. Eight young British adventurers have come to Guyana in South America to follow in Raleigh ...

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 ...