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He never reached the Privy Council , and until his last most miserable voyage of all — that resulting in his execution — was never in the place of first command . And his unpopularity was intense , and grew steadily , an evil name with ...
He never reached the Privy Council , and until his last most miserable voyage of all — that resulting in his execution — was never in the place of first command . And his unpopularity was intense , and grew steadily , an evil name with ...
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Carew had accepted a post under his command : Ralegh , that incorrigible freelance , ' wanting strength , though not wit , to be the Treasurer's co - rival , perished because not thought to own humility enough to be his servant ' .
Carew had accepted a post under his command : Ralegh , that incorrigible freelance , ' wanting strength , though not wit , to be the Treasurer's co - rival , perished because not thought to own humility enough to be his servant ' .
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and have had at command upon all occasions as useful a man as served any prince in Christendom.1 When , two years later , his daughter Elizabeth , Queen of Bohemia , was dethroned by Austria with Spanish help , it was alleged that James ...
and have had at command upon all occasions as useful a man as served any prince in Christendom.1 When , two years later , his daughter Elizabeth , Queen of Bohemia , was dethroned by Austria with Spanish help , it was alleged that James ...
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sir Walter Ralegh: The Last of the Elizabethans |
| Author | Edward John Thompson |
| Publisher | Macmillan and Company, Limited, 1935 |
| Original from | the University of Michigan |
| Digitized | 24 Jan 2008 |
| ISBN | 818868130X, 9788188681303 |
| Length | 387 pages |
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