Patriot or traitor : the life and death of Sir Walter Ralegh
Beer, Anna R., 1964-2018
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Sir Walter Ralegh lived more lives than most people of his own time, of any time. Prone to periods of extreme melancholy alternating with extreme activity, here was a liar who sometimes believed his own lies. Always driven, he was consumed with wonder as he paddled a canoe up the Orinoco. Ralegh was a man who pored over maps, asked dangerous questions of the world around him, and loved silk stockings. He had a hunger for life, a longing for death and a passion for words. Sir Walter Ralegh's life is romantic, irresistible and of central importance to early modern history. His death is a convoluted and contested tale of bargaining, failure, and betrayal. Through the Elizabethan golden age and Ralegh's famous adventures to the final act, Anna Beer presents his stranger-than-fiction life in all its richness.
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Author:
Beer, Anna R., 1964-, author
Imprint:
London : Oneworld, 2018.
Collation:
317 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (black and white, and colour) ; 24 cm
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
9781786074348 (hbk. :)
Dewey class:
942.055092920 RAL942.055 BEERB
Language:
English
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BRN:
2263801