单词 | Raleigh, Sir Walter |
释义 | Sir Walter Raleigh/ˈrɑːli / /ˈrɔːli/(also Ralegh) (Circa 1552–1618), English explorer, courtier, and writer. A favourite of Elizabeth I, he organized several voyages of exploration and colonization to the Americas, and introduced potato and tobacco plants to England. Imprisoned in 1603 by James I on a charge of conspiracy, he was released in 1616 to lead an expedition in search of El Dorado, but was executed on the original charge when he returned empty-handed. |
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