Queen Elizabeth stepping over some mud with Sir Walter Raleigh's cloak.

Sir Walter Raleigh's Cloak

Queen Elizabeth stepping over some mud with Sir Walter Raleigh's cloak.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 - 9 September 1583) was an English murderer, adventurer, explorer, member of parliament, and soldier from Devon, who served the crown during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England.

Sir Humphrey Gilbert

Sir Humphrey Gilbert (c. 1539 - 9 September 1583) was an English murderer, adventurer, explorer, member…

Tobacco pipes of Walter Raleigh.

Raleigh's Pipes

Tobacco pipes of Walter Raleigh.

(1552-1618) English navigator and writer during the Elizabethan period. While imprisoned he wrote <I>The History of the World</I>

Sir Walter Raleigh

(1552-1618) English navigator and writer during the Elizabethan period. While imprisoned he wrote The…

Sir Walter Raleigh enjoying his pipe.

Sir Walter Raliegh

Sir Walter Raleigh enjoying his pipe.

Roanoke Island was the site of the 16th century Roanoke Colony, the first English colony in the New World in what was then called Virginia, in honor of England's ruling monarch, Queen Elizabeth I.

Roanoke Island

Roanoke Island was the site of the 16th century Roanoke Colony, the first English colony in the New…

"Picture of an Indian village drawn by John White in 1585 and incorporated in a report to Sir Walter Raleigh."&mdash;Stephenson, 1913

The Towne of Secota

"Picture of an Indian village drawn by John White in 1585 and incorporated in a report to Sir Walter…