Christopher Marlowe (1564-1593), known to friends by his nickname Kit, was an English playwright and poet who lived a short life ridden with scandal and brilliance. Marlowe was the eldest son of a local cobbler in Canterbury named John Marlowe
Raleigh, Sir Walter
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552/1554-1618) was a member of the landed gentry, who also served as a soldier and Captain of the Queen’s Guard. Known for popularizing tobacco in England, Raleigh was also a scholar, poet, musician, courtier, and explorer. He
Daniel, Samuel
Samuel Daniel (1562-1619) was an English poet, historian, and playwright. Daniel’s known associates included William Shakespeare, Edmund Spenser, and Sir Walter Raleigh. Born in 1562, he studied at Oxford University. He left after three years to study poetry and philosophy,
Harriot, Thomas
Thomas Harriot (1560-1621) was an English scientist who made terrific advances in various branches of mathematics such as astronomy and navigation. He studied at Cambridge and is reputed to be the first person to look at an astronomical body through
Gosse, Edmund
Gosse, Edmund. “Sir Walter Raleigh.” The Geographical Journal. vol. 21, no. 6, 1903, pp. 602–605. JSTOR, jstor.org/stable/1775649.
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh
Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh. “Charter to Sir Walter Raleigh.” 24 March 1584. The Avalon Project: Documents in Law, History, and Diplomacy, avalon.law.yale.edu.
Ralegh, Sir Walter
Author: Mesiti, Matthew Editor: O’Brien, Sinead Index Name: Ralegh, Sir Walter Sir Walter Ralegh, Raleigh, Rawleigh, or Rawley, either born in 1552, or 1554, was a captivating soldier, scholar, poet, musician, courtier, explorer, colonizer, Captain of the Queen’s Guard,