Why was Sir Walter Raleigh executed, and what led to this event? We examine Raleigh by taking a closer look at the life of ...

But the presumed fabulous treasure in the deeper water was beyond their reach. English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh made two trips to Guiana to search for El Dorado. During his second trip in 1617 ...

Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in the chancel of St Margaret's Church Westminster and there is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him there.

If, like me, your childhood was enlivened by the Ladybird history books of L du Garde Peach, James May's new series The Great Explorers (Channel ... week's episode on Sir Walter Raleigh, for ...