Patriot or Traitor
The Life and Death of Sir Walter Ralegh
Nonfiction, History, British, Biography & Memoir, Historical
| Author: | Anna Beer | ISBN: | 9781786074355 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications | Publication: | October 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications | Language: | English |
| Author: | Anna Beer |
| ISBN: | 9781786074355 |
| Publisher: | Oneworld Publications |
| Publication: | October 4, 2018 |
| Imprint: | Oneworld Publications |
| Language: | English |
Sir Walter Ralegh’s life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. 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. How could a man once the Queen’s favourite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy be fame or infamy? Who was the real Sir Walter Ralegh?
Sir Walter Ralegh’s life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to our island story. 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. How could a man once the Queen’s favourite find himself consigned to the Tower by her successor? Should his legacy be fame or infamy? Who was the real Sir Walter Ralegh?
