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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... island of Santiago with slaves from Guinea in 1562 , and in 1567 Drake and John Lovell had captured Portu- guese ships loaded with slaves , ivory , gold dust and pepper off Santiago and another island , Maio . Although the islands were ...
... island of Santiago with slaves from Guinea in 1562 , and in 1567 Drake and John Lovell had captured Portu- guese ships loaded with slaves , ivory , gold dust and pepper off Santiago and another island , Maio . Although the islands were ...
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... island was protected by mountains , and sheltered the Puerto de los Hispanioles , or Port of Spain , and Berrío's San José de Oruña . Raleigh spent the next four or five days quietly exploring every cove and looking for watering places ...
... island was protected by mountains , and sheltered the Puerto de los Hispanioles , or Port of Spain , and Berrío's San José de Oruña . Raleigh spent the next four or five days quietly exploring every cove and looking for watering places ...
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... Islands but decided to avoid the most westerly island São Antão , having heard - erroneously that it was ' desolate ' , and headed for Brava further south , which was known to be inhabited . Meanwhile , there were more deaths ...
... Islands but decided to avoid the most westerly island São Antão , having heard - erroneously that it was ' desolate ' , and headed for Brava further south , which was known to be inhabited . Meanwhile , there were more deaths ...
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