Sir Walter Raleigh
Introduction: Sir Walter Raleigh was a huge Renaissance man; he was an English Aristocrat, writer, poet, solider, courtier, spy, and an explorer, and also participated in a massacre at Smerwick in Ireland.Background: He was born to a Protestant family in 1552 in Ireland, but not much is known for a while until the Massacre at Smerwick, and after this massacre he was a Landlord of the Irish rebels. He was very much liked by Queen Elizabeth I, hence, him being crowned as knight in 1585. 1591 he secretly married Elizabeth, one of the ladies-in-waiting, without Queen Elizabeth’s permission and sent to the Tower of London. After his release they retired at Sherborne, Dorset.
Accomplishments: Also he is most know for sailing to “The city of Gold” in 1594 and exaggerated almost his whole journey and made it into a book “El Dorado”. Then he plotted against King James I, then composed his second search for “El Dorado” and still unsuccessful. And instead of him going on the second trip, for he was ageing very much, he instead sent his son Watt Raleigh, while he stayed on the island. After returning to England, he was arrested and executed in 1618. Also he was well known for popularizing tobacco in England, along with the potato, and for establishing the Virginia colony of Roanoke Island
Impact: Sir Walter Raleigh changed the world by giving us the wonder of “El Dorado” and if it may still exist, and also introduced tobacco to England and otherwise we would know nothing about tobacco like we do now if it wasn’t for him.
Sources:
Calan F.
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