RALEIGH, N.C. (WNCN ... England’s rivals in exploring and settling the “New World”, ventured as far north as Roanoke Island ...
In the 16th and 17th centuries, Europeans believed that somewhere in the New World there was a place ... English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh made two trips to Guiana to search for El Dorado.
Walter Raleigh, Kt. on the day he was beheaded in Old Palace Yard, Westminster Oct. 29th Ano.Dom. 1618. Reader - should you reflect on his errors Remember his many virtues and that he was a mortal The ...