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1552
Birth.
Sir Walter Raleigh was born in England. -
1580
The Fought.
Raleigh fought for the English in Ireland. -
The Journey.
Raleigh paid for men to go to North America and built the first English settlement. -
Back to England.
These expeditions made him famous. -
The Wedding.
Raleigh secretly married one of the Queen's ladies. -
The Imprisonment.
Raleigh was arrested and was eventually sent to the Tower of London. -
The Second Expidition.
Raleigh was released and went on a second expedition to search "El Dorado". -
His Death.
Raleigh was executed.