Wednesday, 31 January 2024

A Sailor at Court Sir Walter Raleigh 1544-1618 (32)

 


1. Where did young Walter Raleigh live?
Devon, probably near Budleigh Salterton 15 miles east of Exeter
2. What kind of things did Raleigh do?
He was a courtier, a seaman and an explorer and a favourite of Queen Elizabeth
3. Where was he imprisoned for thirteen years?
The Tower of London









A Great Quaker Lady Elizabeth Fry (40)

1. Which people did Elizabeth Fry want to help? Purton decribes how Fry heard about Newgate prison and how badly women and children were tre...