Sir Walter Raleigh had many great achievements and was recognized for many things in his lifetime. Raleigh was born in 1552 in Hayes Barton, Devon, SW England, UK. He studied at Oriel College in Oxford from 1572-1574. Raleigh later served in the army in Ireland becoming one of the Queen Elizabeth’s favorites. He was given land from the Queen and became captain of her guard. Walter Raleigh wrote in reply to others. His poem The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd was in reply to Christopher Marlowe’s poem The Passionate Shepherd to his Love. His response was denying Marlowe’s “offer.” Most of his work was destroyed during his lifetime. While he was in the tower, he wrote History of the World (1614). Raleigh explored from North Carolina to what
