Walter Raleigh
Sir Walter Raleigh (22 January 1552 – 29 October 1618) was an English landed gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He rose rapidly in the favour of Queen Elizabeth I and was knighted in 1585. In 1594, Raleigh heard of a \”City of Gold\” in South America and sailed to find it, publishing an exaggerated account of...
