Ralegh's Last Journey: A Tale of Madness, Vanity and Treachery
- ISBN-10
- 0007291760
- ISBN-13
- 9780007291762
- Category
- Explorers
- Pages
- 262
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2008-06
- Publisher
- HarperCollins UK
- Author
- Paul Hyland
Description
This is the story of Sir Walter Ralegh's last months, during the summer of 1618 when, his last voyage a failure and under great suspicion from James I, he was escorted back to London and the scaffold.
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