a son of Walter (died 1581), deputy vice-admiral in the south west of England in the reign of Mary I , and his third wife Katherine (Champernowne) (she was sister to Kat Astley, governess to Princess ...

Sir Walter Raleigh was a major Elizabethan figure. He helped expand the English empire by suppressing rebellion in Ireland. He was knighted by Queen Elizabeth I in 1585. He had always been one of ...

Sir Keir Starmer has taken down portraits of Elizabeth I and Sir Walter Raleigh that were on display in Downing Street, The ...