The Hisory of the World, Sir Walter Raleigh 1614 Preface
Channel: Age of Enlightenment
Date: 2016-01-16

A soldier, explorer, courtier, and writer, Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) is one of the most colorful and remembered figures of Elizabethan and early Stuart times.

Imprisoned in the Tower of London after the death of Queen Elizabeth in 1603, Sir Walter Ralegh spent seven years producing his massive History of the World.

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