Walter Raleigh in popular culture explained

Sir Walter Raleigh (c. 1554 – 29 October 1618) was an English gentleman, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer, well known for popularising tobacco in England.

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Raleigh allegedly laid his cloak over a puddle so Queen Elizabeth I would not get her feet wet.[15] The story is generally considered to be apocryphal.[16]

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  1. Web site: The Private Lives of Elizabeth and Essex (1939) – Acting credits. https://web.archive.org/web/20121104175317/http://movies.nytimes.com/movie/39316/The-Private-Lives-of-Elizabeth-and-Essex/cast. dead. 4 November 2012. Movies & TV Dept.. The New York Times. Baseline & All Movie Guide. 2012. 10 July 2011.
  2. Web site: The Virgin Queen: red tights, black teeth and a kitten-fight. von Tunzelmann. Alex. Alex von Tunzelmann. The Guardian. 31 December 2009. 10 July 2011.
  3. Book: Elizabeth: The Golden Age. 2008. Kapur, Shekhar (Director).
  4. News: Clive Owen: 'Sir Walter Raleigh was a real charmer'. Lawrence. Will. The Daily Telegraph. 26 October 2007. 10 July 2011.
  5. Web site: Review: Jamestown . Polansky . Lara . killscreendaily.com . 17 August 2011.
  6. Book: Cadogan, Patrick. The Revolutionary Artist: John Lennon's Radical Years. Lulu. 2008. 206. 978-1-4357-1863-0.
  7. News: 'Merrie England' Show Presented On Monday. Calgary Herald. 7 June 1958. 10 July 2011.
  8. News: OPERA:BENJAMIN BRITTEN'S 'GLORIANA'. Rockwell. John. John Rockwell. The New York Times. 25 June 1984. 10 July 2011.
  9. News: It All Happens To Andy Griffith!. Thomas. Bob . Bob Thomas (reporter). Sarasota Journal. 6 February 1957. 10 July 2011.
  10. Web site: BBC Two Programmes – Blackadder II – Potato. BBC. 10 July 2011.
  11. Hobba. W.A.. 1980. Locating ground-water supplies in Randolph County, West Virginia. Open-File Report. 10.3133/ofr80973. 2331-1258. free.
  12. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETXeEAkLZzo Gum Air landing at Raleighvallen
  13. Web site: The Wellston Loop. Raleigh cigarettes.
  14. Web site: History. RJ Reynolds Tobacco Co. .
  15. News: My gallant attempt to imitate Sir Walter Raleigh. The Telegraph. January 15, 2013.
  16. Web site: 10 Historical Misconceptions. HowStuffWorks.