Raleigh, Walter

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Walter Raleigh
Name
Raleigh, Walter Gender: M
born on 21 July 1554 (greg.)
Place Hayes BartonE. Budleigh, England, 50n39, 3w17
Timezone LMT m3w17 (is local mean time)
Data source
Date in question
Rodden Rating XX
Collector: Rodden
Astrology data s_su.18.gif s_cancol.18.gif 27°51' s_mo.18.gif s_sagcol.18.gif



Biography

British courtier, one of the most colorful figures in English history, a soldier, explorer, writer and businessman. He went on several expeditions to America, 1585 and 1597. Raleigh was a favorite of Queen Elizabeth I until he married one of her maids-on-honor.

By 1603 he had been accused of plotting to dethrone her successor, James I, who put him in the tower of London where he lived quite comfortably with his family and servants, writing his "History of the World." When released in 1616 to soldier for the king, he disobeyed orders two years later and was sent to the axe. He met his fate with dignity on 12/29/1618, London.

Link to Wikipedia biography

Events

  • Social : Institutionalized - prison, hospital 1603 (Imprisoned in the Tower, 13 years)
  • Death by Execution 29 December 1618 at 12:00 noon in London, England (Decapitated, age 64)

Source Notes

Robert Skeetz quotes a biography for July 11, 1554 OS; he speculates Sagittarius rising, c. 5:00 PM LMT. Some sources give 1552.

Categories

  • Vocation : Writers : Textbook/ Non-fiction (History)
  • Passions : Criminal Perpetrator : Prison sentence (Imprisoned in the Tower 13 years)
  • Vocation : Military : Military service (Soldier)
  • Vocation : Travel : Explorer
  • Personal : Death : Unusual (Beheaded by axe)
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