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c. 1552Walter Raleigh is born in Devon, England.
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1584The Amadas-Barlowe expedition explores North America and trades with Native Americans on Roanoke Island.
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1585Walter Raleigh is knighted by Elizabeth I of England.
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Apr 1585 - Jul 1585Settlers sail to Virginia in North America to create England's first colony on Roanoke Island.
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22 Jul 1587A second wave of settlers arrives to form the Roanoke Colony in Virginia, North America.
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Nov 1591Sir Walter Raleigh marries in secret Elizabeth ‘Bess’ Throckmorton.
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Aug 1592 - Sep 1592Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London for marrying in secret a lady-in-waiting of Elizabeth I of England.
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3 Aug 1592A fleet of English ships funded by Sir Walter Raleigh captures the Portuguese treasure ship, the carrack Madre de Deus.
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1595Sir Walter Raleigh makes his first unsuccessful attempt to find El Dorado in South America.
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Jun 1596A large English fleet lands and captures the Spanish port of Cadiz.
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1603 - 1616Sir Walter Raleigh is imprisoned in the Tower of London on charges of treason against James I of England.
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1614Sir Walter Raleigh's 'History of the World' is published.
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Mar 1617Sir Walter Raleigh again attempts to find El Dorado in South America.
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29 Oct 1618Sir Walter Raleigh is executed at the Tower of London.
