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Patriot or traitor : the life and death of Sir Walter Ralegh / Anna Beer.

Summary:

"Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure and betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age and Ralegh's famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness. How could a man once the Queen's favourite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy be fame or infamy? Who was the real Sir Walter Ralegh?" --Provided by publisher.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9781786074348
  • ISBN: 1786074346
  • Physical Description: 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cm
  • Publisher: London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2018.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:
The scaffold: Winchester -- Soldier -- Courtier -- Coloniser -- Sailor -- Lover -- Explorer -- Writer -- Rival -- The last days of Elizabeth -- The path to the scaffold -- The scaffold: Winchester -- Defeat -- Revival -- Gold -- Ralegh released -- Dead man sailing -- The last days of Ralegh -- The last hours of Ralegh -- Sir Walter Ralegh in his own words.
Subject:
Raleigh, Walter, Sir, 1552?-1618.
Explorers > Great Britain > Biography.
Great Britain > Court and courtiers > History > 16th century.
Great Britain > History > Elizabeth, 1558-1603 > Biography.
Genre:
Biographies.

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  • 13 of 15 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
  • 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library.

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Jacksonville Main Library BIO RALEGH (Text) 36015000711024 Adult Biography Available -