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Sir Walter Raleigh

By Jack Henry
  • Sir Walter Raleigh Was Born
    1552

    Sir Walter Raleigh Was Born

    Sir Walter Raleigh Was Born in 1552. He lived on a farmhouse near the village of east Budleigh in Devon.
  • Raleigh Went To College
    1572

    Raleigh Went To College

    Sir Walter Raleigh attended Oriel College, Oxford, and studied law at the Middle Temple law college.
  • Raleigh Went On A Jerney
    1578

    Raleigh Went On A Jerney

    In 1578, Raleigh set out with his half-brother, Sir Humphrey Gilbert on a voyage to North America to find the Northwest Passage.
  • Period: 1579 to

    Raleigh Fought With Queen Elizabeth

    Between 1579 and 1583, Raleigh fought in the service of Queen Elizabeth I in Ireland
  • Raleigh Was Knighted

    Raleigh Was Knighted

    He was knighted in 1585 and the two years later he became Captain of the Queen's Guard.
  • Period: to

    Raleigh Wanted A Colony

    Between 1585 and 1588, he invested in a number of expeditions across the Atlantic, attempting to establish a colony
  • Raleigh Got A Sentence

    Raleigh Got A Sentence

    In 1603, Sir Walter Raleigh was sentenced into the Tower Of London.
  • Raleigh Wrote A Book

    Raleigh Wrote A Book

    Raleigh lived with his wife and servants and wrote his History of the World book.
  • Sir Walter Raleigh Died

    Sir Walter Raleigh Died

    Sir Walter Raleigh died on October 29, 1618 by chopping off his head.