The Story of Walter Raleigh

walter raleigh's family wasn't all that prominent, but they have some pretty high up connections. One of these connections was catherine astley; she had been queen elizabeth's governess back when she was still a princess. She might have introduced Raleigh to queen abeth and may also have been a by product of his military service. After the massacre at smerwick, he collected letters and other documents to deliver to london. In 15 82, sir humphrey gilbert put together a scheme to resettle english catholics in north america,. But the queen forbade him from personally going on the voyage. On top of all this, Sir humphrey