Sir Walter RaleighYou have lived like a star at which the world has gazed, said the judge at Sir Walter Raleigh's trial. He was fortune's tennis ball, said another contemporary, to many others he was an arrogant liar. |
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Raleigh Trevelyan. Ireland 1580-81 The history of Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth is a maze of hatreds , betrayals , rivalries and atrocities , and regrettably it must be said that Humphrey Gilbert and Walter Raleigh are still ...
Raleigh Trevelyan. Ireland 1580-81 The history of Ireland in the reign of Elizabeth is a maze of hatreds , betrayals , rivalries and atrocities , and regrettably it must be said that Humphrey Gilbert and Walter Raleigh are still ...
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... Ireland were the ' gallowglasses ' , ex - Scottish mercenaries who had settled with their families in the country ; they wore armour , wielded battle - axes , and had a kind of discipline . - Humphrey Gilbert was knighted for his part ...
... Ireland were the ' gallowglasses ' , ex - Scottish mercenaries who had settled with their families in the country ; they wore armour , wielded battle - axes , and had a kind of discipline . - Humphrey Gilbert was knighted for his part ...
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... Ireland , he wrote to Cecil . ' A better kingdom might have been purchased at less price ... if good order had been taken ' . The King of Spain was not interested in sending arms and troops to Ireland just for Ireland's sake . In due ...
... Ireland , he wrote to Cecil . ' A better kingdom might have been purchased at less price ... if good order had been taken ' . The King of Spain was not interested in sending arms and troops to Ireland just for Ireland's sake . In due ...
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