Walter Raleigh
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English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer
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(Suggest an Edit or Addition)According to Wikipedia, Sir Walter Raleigh was an English statesman, soldier, writer and explorer. One of the most notable figures of the Elizabethan era, he played a leading part in English colonisation of North America, suppressed rebellion in Ireland, helped defend England against the Spanish Armada and held political positions under Elizabeth I.