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Life & Accomplishments of Sir Walter Raleigh

This paper presents a detailed look at the life of Sir Walter Raleigh. The writer of this paper takes the reader on an exploratory look at Sir Walter ***** and his accomplishments as well ***** ***** execution. There were three sources used to complete this paper.

THE MAN WITH MANY FACES

Throughout history, we have studied those who made a difference. There have been heroes and villains and everything in between, but rarely has there been such a mixed character as Sir Walter Raleigh. Sir ***** Raleigh w***** a man who penned love and died by execution and handled many different *****styles in between. If one had to sum him up in one sentence it would be; "***** Walter ***** was a versatile Renaissance Man."

When Sir Walter Raleigh was born it was in the mid-1500's. One of the things he did that prepared him for t***** future events of his life was spend time as a volunteer in the Huguenot Army of Fr*****nce. While it ***** rumored that he studied for a while at Oxford he l*****er became better known as a Courtier, Poet *****nd Adventurer. As soon as ***** returned to England in 1581 Raleigh ***** a f*****vorite and frequent guest ***** Queen Elizabeth the First (Life of ***** (http://www.*****foplease.com/ce6/people/A0860633.html).Hewasalways considered a charming man ***** ***** wit and personality won her over more so than his chivalrous acts. Getting in***** ***** queen's good graces was a smart move on the part of Raleigh who was later knighted in 1585 and was given a l*****rge porti***** of land in Ireland as well as a wine business. H*****d ***** not angered and ***** enemies of several important movers and shakers he could have ***** a gre*****t future in politics. However, because ***** angered so many who ***** key elements ***** any political climb his political aspirations failed and he became an expert administrator instead(Life of Raleigh (http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0860633.html).

As a traveler and explorer ***** was *****ten considered an *****start. Because of a 1587 ********** to ***** ***** position ***** required constant attendance to the queen he had ***** than his share of limelight.

***** conceived and organized t***** colonizing expedi*****ions to America that ended tragically with the "lost colony" expeditions on Roanoke Island, N.C. He was later named a member of the commission for the defense against Spain, but it is doubtful that he *****icipated in the naval operations against the Spanish Armada (1588). Probably ***** of his conflict ***** Robert Devereux, 2d earl of Essex, Elizabeth's new favorite, Raleigh left court in 1589. At Kilcolman Castle, Ireland, he became a close friend of Edmund Spenser, whose Faerie *****e, begun under the aegis ***** Sir Philip Sidney, ***** continued under *****'s patronage(Life of Raleigh (http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0860633.html)."

His friendship with Elizabeth turned sour when she learned that he had married ***** of ***** maid of honors. S***** called him back from his ***** and had him jailed ***** what she felt was a crime on his