Walter Raleigh

Walter Raleigh was an English courtier, writer, soldier and explorer of the Elizabethan and early Stuart periods. His colonial ventures, rivalry at court and eventual execution under James I made him one of the most dramatic figures of the age.

In Tracy Borman’s The Devil’s Slave, Walter Raleigh becomes an uncertain ally as Frances tries to protect her child, her husband and the secrets on which their survival depends. In Tracy Borman’s The Fallen Angel, with Walter Raleigh and the young Prince Charles caught in the same shifting network of favour, conspiracy and religious suspicion, Frances must decide whom she can trust. Other novels featuring Walter Raleigh include David Field’s Beyond the Setting Sun, Margaret George’s Elizabeth I, Winston Graham’s The Grove of Eagles, and David Field’s The Heart of a King.

In non-fiction, Walter Raleigh is discussed in Giles Milton’s Big Chief Elizabeth. Giles Milton’s Big Chief Elizabeth approaches the subject through exploration, travel and cultural encounter, court politics and dynastic power, and political ambition and government.