Walter Raleigh, English poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer (died 1618)

Walter Raleigh

English statesman and explorer (1552–1618)

Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada…