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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... possible that Raleigh had in mind a separate privateering expedition , in order to recoup some of the expenses , and this could have been in conjunction with Carey . He was also determined to keep control of Roanoke , the idea being to ...
... possible that Raleigh had in mind a separate privateering expedition , in order to recoup some of the expenses , and this could have been in conjunction with Carey . He was also determined to keep control of Roanoke , the idea being to ...
Page 157
... possible . A cable broke and two anchors were lost , ' and the weather grew to be fouler and fouler , our victuals scarce , and our cask and fresh water lost ' . It was suggested that they might winter in the Caribbean , at Trinidad ...
... possible . A cable broke and two anchors were lost , ' and the weather grew to be fouler and fouler , our victuals scarce , and our cask and fresh water lost ' . It was suggested that they might winter in the Caribbean , at Trinidad ...
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... possible to hear the sound of the siege guns at Greenwich . Elizabeth dithered , still trying to make a bargain with Henri . At last , on 14 April she gave permission for Essex to leave . It was too late . On that very day Calais fell ...
... possible to hear the sound of the siege guns at Greenwich . Elizabeth dithered , still trying to make a bargain with Henri . At last , on 14 April she gave permission for Essex to leave . It was too late . On that very day Calais fell ...
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