Walter Raleigh - Part 1 - soldier, privateer, and courtier

The Explorers Podcast by Matt Breen

Aug 11, 202633:31Society & Culture

Walter Raleigh would be one of the most recognizable person of the Elizabethan era. He was a soldier, explorer, adventurer, writer, poet and favorite of Queen Elizabeth. In part one of our story, we look at his humble be...

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