Sir Walter Raleigh was born in East Budleigh. He died on October 29, 1618 in London.
Sir Walter Raleigh as an English landed gentleman,writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, sly, and explorer. He spent most of his time at Oriel College, oxford before leaving to the Huguenot army in the French religious war in 1569.
Sir Walter Raleigh was poet, Tudor Courtier and andventurer. He led many expeditions to America and introduced tobacco and the potato into England. He chose the name of the first English colony in America. He named it Virginia after Queen Elizabeth.
In 1591, the Queen was upset because Raleigh married one of her servant girls. However, she forgave him when one of his expeditions to Spain resulted in the capture of a large treasure trove.
Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded in London, under a sentence brought against him 15 years earlier for conspiracy against king James the 1st
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