For all the opportunism, self-promotion, misjudgment, and personal failure that undeniably mark his long career, Sir Walter Ralegh remains the most credible embodiment that Tudor-Stuart England has to offer of the ideal of the Renaissance man. By turns...

For all the opportunism, self-promotion, mis-judgment, and personal failure that undeniably mark his long career, Sir Walter Ralegh remains the most credible embodiment that Tudor-Stuart England has to offer of the ideal of the Renaissance man. By...

The English statesman Sir Walter Raleigh (ca. 1552-1618) was also a soldier, courtier, explorer and exponent of overseas expansion, man of letters, and victim of Stuart mistrust and Spanish hatred. Born into a prominent Protestant Devonshire family,...

1552-1618 English Adventurer and Writer Walter Raleigh's place in history results primarily from his eccentric character and his ambiguous relationship with Queen Elizabeth I rather than his actual accomplishments. The latter include his...

Walter Raleigh Born 1554, Devon, England Died October 29, 1618, England The dramatic course of Sir Walter Raleigh’s life was repeatedly altered by tensions between England and Spain, the two great naval powers of the sixteenth century. His...

Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh[1] (c. 1552 – 29 October, 1618), was a famed English writer, poet, courtier and explorer. Born to a protestant family in Devon, little is known for certain of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in...

When Cate Blanchett and Judi Dench co-starred in last year's drama "Notes on a Scandal," their off-camera conversations naturally turned to Queen Elizabeth I, a role each has played.They didn't chat about the grand legacy of the long-reigning monarch, though. According to Blanchett, they spoke...

Today is Tuesday, March 20, the 79th day of 2007. There are 286 days left in the year.Highlights in history on this date:1616 - Sir Walter Raleigh is released from Tower of London to seek gold in Guyana.1784 - Holland cedes Negapatama and Madras, India,...

CHIMANTA TEPUI, Venezuela _ Charles Brewer Carias has discovered giant sinkholes, collected new species of plants and scorpions, and rappelled into unexplored caves on his nearly 200 expeditions into the flat-topped mountains and jungles of Venezuela.The mustachioed 68-year-old says his passion for discovery makes him...

The first woman to join the ranks of the Beefeaters in more than 500 years has mastered the Ceremony of the Keys, the nightly locking-up ritual of the Tower of London guards.But she says she is still learning the bloody history of the site that...

In the following essay, Montrose examines the cultural background of Raleigh's The Discoverie of Guiana (1596), focusing specifically on the presence of such opposing values in the work as European and Indian, English and Spanish, culture and nature, and male and female.

In the following essay, Edwards considers the defining characteristics of Raleigh's poetry.

In the following essay, Greenblatt examines the ways in which Raleigh's poetry was shaped by his relationship with Queen Elizabeth I and his desire to forge a successful career for himself at court.