Sir Walter Raleigh
Raleigh,
NC, the state capital and second largest city, and Raleigh County, WV, are named
after Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618), an English gentleman, writer, poet,
soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer. His mother was the niece of
Elizabeth I’s governess. Without the Queen’s permission, he secretly married
Elizabeth Throckmorton, a lady-in-waiting, and both were imprisoned in the
Tower of London for the offense. Raleigh searched for a golden city of El
Dorado in South America and sent others to establish Roanoke, which became
known as “the Lost Colony.” While imprisoned for treason, he wrote a History of the World.
Raleigh,
NC, the state capital and second largest city, and Raleigh County, WV, are named
after Sir Walter Raleigh (1554–1618), an English gentleman, writer, poet,
soldier, politician, courtier, spy, and explorer. His mother was the niece of
Elizabeth I’s governess. Without the Queen’s permission, he secretly married
Elizabeth Throckmorton, a lady-in-waiting, and both were imprisoned in the
Tower of London for the offense. Raleigh searched for a golden city of El
Dorado in South America and sent others to establish Roanoke, which became
known as “the Lost Colony.” While imprisoned for treason, he wrote a History of the World.
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