This man's son and namesake was killed by the Spanish on an ill-fated expedition led byLawrence Keymis.
This man's son and namesake was killed by the Spanish on an ill-fated expedition led byLawrence Keymis. His book A Report of the Truth of the Fight About the Isles of Azores This LastSummer celebrated the heroic death of Sir Richard Grenville. This man went searching for ElDorado in Guiana and suffered a serious leg wound during the 1596 capture of (*) Cadiz. Thisone-time owner of Durham House secretly married Elizabeth Throckmorton after the ascent of his rival,Robert Devereux. He was once imprisoned in the Tower of London for plotting to install Arabella Stuart onthe throne. This man sponsored an expedition that included the parents of Virginia Dare. For 10 points,name this favorite of Queen Elizabeth who sponsored the Roanoke Colony.
This man's son and namesake was killed by the Spanish on an ill-fated expedition led byLawrence Keymis.
Sir Walter Ralegh [or Sir Walter Raleigh]