Sir Walter Raleigh Look at These Places on the Map

Sir Walter Raleigh Look at these places on the map.

Ireland Oxford

North Carolina London

Devon Venezuela

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Ireland:

North Carolina:

Venezuela:

Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life.

Page 2 of 2 visit twinkl.com Sir Walter Raleigh Answers Devon: Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon in 1552.

Oxford: He was a student at Oxford University.

London: Sir Walter Raleigh was twice sent to the Tower of London. In 1618, he was executed there.

Ireland: In 1580, Sir Walter Raleigh ended an uprising in Ireland.

North Carolina: Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored an attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina.

Venezuela: Sir Walter Raleigh travelled here to find El Dorado. This ‘golden land’ was supposed to be at the mouth of the Orinoco river, but he didn’t find it.

Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life. Answers could include: Sherborne, in Dorset, where he built a house for his family, or Cadiz where Sir Walter Raleigh fought in the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life.

Page 2 of 2 visit twinkl.com Sir Walter Raleigh Answers • Devon: Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon in 1552.

• Oxford: Ireland He was a student at Oxford University. Oxford

• London: Sir Walter Raleigh was twice sent to the Tower of London. In 1618, he was executed there.

• Ireland: North Carolina London In 1580, Sir Walter Raleigh ended an uprising in Ireland.

• North Carolina: Devon Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored an attempt to establish Venezuela a colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina.

• Venezuela: Sir Walter Raleigh travelled here to find El Dorado. This ‘golden land’ was supposed to be at the mouth of the Orinoco river, but he didn’t find it.

Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life. Answers could include: Sherborne, in Dorset, where he built a house for his family, or Cadiz where Sir Walter Raleigh fought in the Anglo-Spanish War.

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Page 1 of 2 visit twinkl.com Sir Walter Raleigh Explain how each place is connected to Sir Walter Raleigh.

Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life.

Page 2 of 2 visit twinkl.com Sir Walter Raleigh Answers • Sir Walter Raleigh was born in Devon in 1552.

• He was a student at Oxford University. Ireland Oxford • Sir Walter Raleigh was twice sent to the Tower of London. In 1618, he was executed there.

• In 1580, Sir Walter Raleigh ended an uprising in Ireland.

• North Carolina: Sir Walter Raleigh sponsored an North Carolina London attempt to establish a colony on Roanoke Island in North Carolina.

• Sir Walter Raleigh travelled here to find El Dorado. Devon Venezuela This ‘golden land’ was supposed to be at the mouth of the Orinoco river, but he didn’t find it.

Challenge: Find out about other places that were significant in Sir Walter Raleigh’s life. Answers could include: Sherborne, in Dorset, where he built a house for his family, or Cadiz where Sir Walter Raleigh fought in the Anglo-Spanish War.

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