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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... land whatsoever we by over letters patent may grant ... ? The Queen reserved for herself and her heirs and successors one fifth of any gold and silver ore that might be ' gotten or obtained ' . If Raleigh and his associates did anything ...
... land whatsoever we by over letters patent may grant ... ? The Queen reserved for herself and her heirs and successors one fifth of any gold and silver ore that might be ' gotten or obtained ' . If Raleigh and his associates did anything ...
Page 72
... land . All this was in great secrecy . Amadas and Barlow were both of Raleigh's household , so we are told in Holinshed . Amadas was also related to Raleigh , hailing from Plymouth , and aged about twenty . * He was captain of the ...
... land . All this was in great secrecy . Amadas and Barlow were both of Raleigh's household , so we are told in Holinshed . Amadas was also related to Raleigh , hailing from Plymouth , and aged about twenty . * He was captain of the ...
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... land defences ; if the Spaniards had been able to attempt a landing , his role would certainly have been a vital one . He was at least able to take pride in the performance of the Ark Royal . His own heavily armed merchantman , the ...
... land defences ; if the Spaniards had been able to attempt a landing , his role would certainly have been a vital one . He was at least able to take pride in the performance of the Ark Royal . His own heavily armed merchantman , the ...
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