Sir Walter Raleigh (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Marshall, Beatrice Rufus

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1440082154 ISBN 13 : 9781440082153

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Sir Walter Raleigh's rise from a Devon farm boy to a courtier, explorer, and martyr comes to life in this engaging biography.

This meticulously told portrait invites readers to step into the world of Elizabethan England and meet one of its most famous figures. This compelling account traces Raleigh's youth, his sea-faring ambitions, and his years at court, where ambition, luck, and politics intertwined. It presents a vivid view of his ideas, loyalties, and the rivalries that shaped his fate, offering a window into a pivotal era of exploration, conflict, and empire.

• A detailed look at Raleigh's early life, family background, and path to the sea and education
• Insights into his time at court and the politics surrounding Elizabeth I
• Accounts of naval ventures, exploration, and the drive to establish colonies
• The intrigues, rivalries, and trials that defined his later years

Ideal for readers of Elizabethan biographies, historians, and anyone curious about the man behind the legend and the era that shaped him.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Illustrations
THE MEETING OF SIR JOHN GILBERT AND RALEIGH Frontispiece
PAGE
RALEIGH CASTING IlIS NEW CLOAK OF PLui:m AND ERMINE ACROSS
THE MUDDY STREET
RALEIGH PRESIDING OVER TIlE STANNARIES PARLIAMENT OF
DEVON AND CORNWALL • 21
RALEIGH RIDING WITH THE QUEEN AT TILBURY CAMP 4~
THE BATTLE BETWEEN THE SPANISII FLEET AND THE 'REVENGE' 58
BREAST-mGII IN THE SURF lIE LED THE ArrACK 90
RALEIGIl'S COACIl STORMED BY THE MOB11'4
HE WAS CARRIED ASHORE IN nIS LITTER 156
HE SALUTED CAPTAIN KING AS HE WAS ENTERING TIlE BOAT 178 One 0/ the gallantest worthies that etJer Englana bred
AUBREY
God has made nobler heroes, but He never made a fin.er
gentleman than Sir Walter Raleigh R. L. STE'ENSON

Table of Contents

Contents; CHAPTER; I BOYHOOD; II AT SEA AND IN IRELAND; III FAVOURITE OF THE QUEEN; IV LORD WARDEN OF THE STANNARIES; V NEWFOUNDLAND AND VIRGINIA; VI THE SCATTERING OF THE ARMADA AND THE K'tPEDITION; TO LISBON; VII RALEIGH AND SPENSER; VIII THE 'REVENGE,' AND RALEIGH'S MARRIAGE; IX THE 'MADRE DE DIOS'; X SHERBORNE AND GUIANA; IX THE SACKING OF CADIZ; XII THE ISLAND VOYAGE; XIII FALL OF ESSEX; XIV QUEEN ELIZABETH'S LAST DAYS; XV PLOTS AND CONSPIRACIES; XVI RALEIGH'S TRIAL AT WINCHESTER, 1603; XVII TIlE REPRIEVE; XVIII THE EAGLE IN HIS CAGE; XIX 'TIlE HISTORY OF TIlE WORLD'; PAGE; 7; 12; 18; 23; 28; 39; 46; 55; 63; 69; 80; 87; 94; 101; 108; 114; 121; 128; 135 Contents; CHAPTER; I BOYHOOD; II AT SEA AND IN IRELAND; III FAVOURITE OF THE QUEEN; IV LORD WARDEN OF THE STANNARIES; V NEWFOUNDLAND AND VIRGINIA; VI THE SCATTERING OF THE ARMADA AND THE K'tPEDITION; TO LISBON; VII RALEIGH AND SPENSER; VIII THE 'REVENGE,' AND RALEIGH'S MARRIAGE; IX THE 'MADRE DE DIOS'; X SHERBORNE AND GUIANA; IX THE

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1440082154
• ISBN 13: 9781440082153
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
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