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=4th Period - Sir Walter Raleigh=

By: Kyle Sirls



Date of birth: Mid 1500

Location of birth: England

Parents’ names: Not Found Family background:Sir Walter Raleigh was poor but had some rich relatives like his cousin. His cousin was a navigator named Sir Francis Drake. Raleigh had a half brother named gilbert who was going to sail to America with Raleigh. Raleigh Became wealthy when Queen Elizabeth I made him captain of her guards.

Date of death: 1618

Location of death/grave: England

Education: He went to school at Oxford University. He left Oxford University to go help the protesters fight against Catholics. Then he did go to another school called middle Temple Law school, but never finished his term.

Career: Sir Walter Raleigh was knight for one of his many jobs. He became a knight in 1585 then he became captain of the Queens guards. Becoming a knight made him rich. He was also an explorer that explored the North South America. When he was locked up in a tower he studied plants.

Legacy: Sir Walter Raleigh was famous for exploring North And South America. He was looking for gold, but never found it. He did bring back fruit and other goods. He never was on the land of North America. He did go on Venezuela in South America. He was also famous for helping and giving new ideas to Queen Elizabeth I. He also helped defeat part of Spain's army. Raleigh helped introduce the potato plant and tobacco to Ireland. North Carolina's capitol was named after Raleigh because North Carolina is on part of where his colony tries to settle.

Additional/Interesting information: Raleigh tried to start a colony. The colony did not work and the people in that colony disappeared. The colony was called the lost Colony. Sir Walter Raleigh was also a poet. A story that may be a myth is one day a queen was walking, she was stepped a mud puddle and Sir Walter Raleigh put his coat down for her to walk on. When he was sentenced to death he joked with the guy who made the blade fall. Then he gave the signal for the man to drop the blade. The capitol of North Carolina which is Raleigh was named after Sir Walter Raleigh.

Sources Cited (Sir Walter Raleigh – 4th Period)

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