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Jan 22, 1552
When he was born.
He was born in Devon, London. -
Period: Jan 22, 1552 to
Walter Raleigh
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Sep 20, 1580
The begginging of Raleigh
Raleigh first came to the attention of Elizabeth I in 1580, when he went to Ireland to help suppress an uprising in Munster -
Captain
Sir Walter Raleigh was made Captain of the Queen’s Guard, which is a prestigious position that showed how much trust the queen had in him. -
Virginia
He explored from North Carolina to Florida and named it Virginia in honor of Queen Elizabeth. -
Expadetions to America
During Elizabeth’s reign, Raleigh Organized three major expeditions to America, including the first English settlement in America, in 1587 -
Victory
He took part in the victory over the Spanish Armada. -
Expedition to Guiana
Raleigh Bessy Throckmorton, one of Elizabeth's maids of honor,and he was committed to the Tower. He led an expedition to Guiana to search for El Dorado hoping to get out of the tower. -
imprisonment
Elizabeth's successor didn't like Raleigh and he was accused of plotting against the king and sentenced to death. Raleigh ended up only having to serve 12 years in prison. This is where he wrote the first volume of his 'History of the World. -
Queen Elizabeth Died
Elizabeth died and King James senteced Raleigh to death. The expedition failed and death sentence ended up being invoked against him. -
Sir Walter Raleigh executed commuted
The death sentence was later commuted, and in 1616 Raleigh was freed to lead an expedition to the New World, this time to establish a gold mine in the Orinoco River region of South America. -
When he died.
Raleigh was decapetated becuase he failed the expedition and that was concidered betraying the king.