Sir Walter Raleigh

Born

Nov 26, 1552

Walter Raleigh is born at Hayes Barton in East Budleigh, Devon shire, England, the son of Walter Raleigh a farmer and Katherine Champernowne.

Ranoke Island

Jun 16, 1584

Walter Raleighs fleet of seven vessels sailed to Ranoke Island with Richard Grenville, Ralph Lane and one hundred and eight other people to establish an english colony there.

Knighted!!

Jan 6, 1585

Walter Raleigh gets knighted by Queen Elizabeth and she makes him govender of the new terrortory found by Amandas and Barlowe. He names it Virginia in Queen Elizabeths honer.

Bess Throckmortan

May 18, 1592

Sir Walter Raleigh falls out of favour with Queen Elizabeth when she finds out he married Bess Throckmortan, her servent.

The tower of London

Sep 3, 1592

Queen Elizabeth ordered Sir Walter Raleigh to be placed in the tower of London but was realeased when Buckelhem convinced King James that Sir Walter Raleigh could find gold and bring back gold for England.

Guyana

Feb 6, 1595

Sir Walter Raleigh leaves England in search of El Darado (city of gold) but fails instead exploring the Orinco river in South America and discovering Guyana,

Attacking the spanish

Aug 11, 1618

On Sir Walter Raleighs way back to England after discovering Guyana he attacked the spanish. King Jamed was eager to make peace with the spanish so he ordered Sir Walter Raleigh to a death sentence.

Farewell

Oct 29, 1618

Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded for attacking the spanish.