SYMHC Classics: The Beheading of Sir Walter Raleigh
Stuff You Missed in History Class
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Walter Raleigh Spelled Ra L E I G H
walter raleigh's name has 70 different spellings in the historical record. The common spelling, r a l e i g h, is not one that he used himself. He never signed his name with an eye in it. Raleigh is also pronounced slightly differently depending on where you are from.
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