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" Patriot or traitor : "
Anna Beer.
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856108
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Beer, Anna R.,1964-
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Patriot or traitor : : the life and death of Sir Walter Ralegh /\ Anna Beer.
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London, England :: Oneworld Publications,, 2018.
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, ©2018
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317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates :: illustrations, maps (some color) ;; 24 cm
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1786074346
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: 9781786074348
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9781786074355
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 299-301) and index.
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| Contents
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The scaffold: Winchester -- Soldier -- Courtier -- Coloniser -- Sailor -- Lover -- Explorer -- Writer -- Rival -- The last days of Elizabeth -- The path to the scaffold -- The scaffold: Winchester -- Defeat -- Revival -- Gold -- Ralegh released -- Dead man sailing -- The last days of Ralegh -- The last hours of Ralegh -- Sir Walter Ralegh in his own words.
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"'Talking much is a sign of vanity, for the man who is lavish with words is cheap in deeds.'--Sir Walter Ralegh. Sir Walter Ralegh was a writer, poet, soldier, politician, courtier, spy and explorer. He lived more lives than most in his own time, in any time. We do not even know when this fifth son of a Devonshire gentleman was born, yet he went on to 'climb full high' in the England of Queen Elizabeth I. How was such a man able to do this? His life was romantic, irresistible and of central importance to early modern history. Prone to periods of extreme melancholy alternating with extreme activity, here was a liar who believed his own lies. He had a hunger for life, a longing for death, a passion for words and a love of silk stockings. Always driven, and always consumed with wonder, Ralegh was a man who pored over maps, asking dangerous questions of the world around him. 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."--Jacket.
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Raleigh, Walter,1552?-1618.
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Raleigh, Walter,approximately 1552-1618.
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Explorers-- Great Britain, Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY AUTOBIOGRAPHY-- Historical.
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Courts and courtiers.
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Explorers, Biography.
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Explorers.
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HISTORY-- Europe-- Great Britain-- Stuart Era (1603-1714)
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HISTORY-- Europe-- Great Britain-- Tudor Elizabethan Era (1485-1603)
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Great Britain, Court and courtiers, History, 16th century.
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Great Britain, History, Elizabeth, 1558-1603, Biography.
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Great Britain, History, Biography.
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Great Britain, History.
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Great Britain.
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| Dewey Classification
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942/.055092
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DA86.22.R2B43 2018
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