Summary: <strong>Sir Walter Raleigh</strong>, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Raleigh-North-Carolina" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Raleigh</a> also spelled <strong>Ralegh</strong>, (born 1554?, Hayes Barton, near Budleigh Salterton, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/place/Devon" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Devon</a>, England—died October 29, 1618, London), English adventurer and writer, a favourite of Queen <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/Elizabeth-I" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Elizabeth I</a>, who knighted him in 1585. Accused of <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/treason" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">treason</a> by Elizabeth’s successor, <a href="https://www.britannica.com/biography/James-I-king-of-England-and-Scotland" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">James I</a>, he was imprisoned in the <a href="https://www.britannica.com/topic/Tower-of-London" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">Tower of London</a> and eventually put to death. <em>--bio via Britannica.com</em><br><hr><p style="color:grey;font-size:0.75em;"> See <a style="color:grey;" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://acast.com/privacy">acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>
