The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds

Host Paul Bates dismantles the British Empire one deed at a time as he guides us through history, as told by a skewed and suspect book from 1889.
Jul 11 2022

Chapter 17. Walter Raleigh, or: Misadventure Time

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The Dubious Book of Famous Deeds

Chapter 17. Walter Raleigh, or: Misadventure Time

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Comedian Brandon Hackett is here for the story of Walter Raleigh, namesake of Raleigh, North Carolina: a great explorer, so we’re told, but really – did he get a single thing right? Or was he really famous because Queen Elizabeth I had the hots for him? Learn all about the man whose missteps and screw-ups landed him in the Tower of London so many times, they’ve still got his room set up.

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