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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... known as Geraldines , headed by the Earl of Desmond , a Catholic , and the Butlers , headed by the Earl of Ormond , a Protestant . Ormond had a certain brilliance ; known as Black Thomas , he was close to the Queen , to whom he was ...
... known as Geraldines , headed by the Earl of Desmond , a Catholic , and the Butlers , headed by the Earl of Ormond , a Protestant . Ormond had a certain brilliance ; known as Black Thomas , he was close to the Queen , to whom he was ...
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... known tobacco plantation was at Winchcombe in the Cotswolds . In France it was known as nicotiana , after Jean Nicot , the French ambassador to Portugal who sent seeds to France in 1559-61 . The Old Queen's Head in Islington , where ...
... known tobacco plantation was at Winchcombe in the Cotswolds . In France it was known as nicotiana , after Jean Nicot , the French ambassador to Portugal who sent seeds to France in 1559-61 . The Old Queen's Head in Islington , where ...
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... known to Venezuelans , was moved six times . The first , which was the stockaded village seen by Keymis in 1596 ... known as Angostura . On this site there is now the town of Ciudad Bolívar . The 1642-1764 site is now popularly known as ...
... known to Venezuelans , was moved six times . The first , which was the stockaded village seen by Keymis in 1596 ... known as Angostura . On this site there is now the town of Ciudad Bolívar . The 1642-1764 site is now popularly known as ...
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