Sir Walter Raleigh?

Question 1

When was he given command of his first ship in France as a volunteer for what?

Answer 1

-1578
-volunteer in the Protestant army and commanded a company in Ireland

Question 2

When did he return to court?

Answer 2

-1581

Question 3

What was he rewarded in 1585-1588?

Answer 3

-knighted by Elizabeth, made Captain of the Queen’s Bodyguard and granted vast estates in England and Ireland plus the monopoly of playing cards

Question 4

What was he appointed as?

Answer 4

-appointed Vice-Admiral of Devon and Cornwall, Queen invested in his privateering expeditions against Spain

Question 5

What was he named in 1588 and what did he introduce to court?

Answer 5

-named Virginia in Elizabeth’s honour and introduced potatoes and tobacco to court

Question 6

What happened in 1595?

Answer 6

-sent to the Tower for getting Elizabeth Throckmorton (one of the Queen’s maids of honour) pregnant->he was eventually reinstated at court and entrusted with various diplomatic missions but his days as a trusted courtier were over