Patriot or traitor : the life and death of Sir Walter Ralegh / Anna Beer.
Material type:
TextPublisher: London, England : Oneworld Publications, 2018Copyright date: ©2018Description: 317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps (some color) ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 9781786074348
- 1786074346
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Main Library | Biography | Raleigh, W. B415 | Available | 33111009277753 |
Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:
A BBC History Magazine Book of the Year
A writer, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer, Sir Walter Ralegh lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time. The fifth son of a Devonshire gentleman, he rose to become Queen Elizabeth's favourite, only to be charged with treason by her successor.
Less than a year after the death of his Queen, Ralegh was in the Tower, watching as the scene was set for his own execution.
Patriot or Traitor is the dramatic story of his rise and fall.
Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.
"Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure and betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age and Ralegh's famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness. How could a man once the Queen's favourite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy be fame or infamy? Who was the real Sir Walter Ralegh?"--Provided by publisher.