New book shows lavish Shakespeare illustrations Nov 10, 2009
They include the Cobbe portrait, long thought to represent Sir Walter Raleigh but recently endorsed - or rejected - as Shakespeare by scholars in a 21st-century dispute. Time may tell, Bryson says, but those convinced it's Shakespeare have an uphill fight. (Missourian Publishing, MO)
Klamath County Fair opens Thursday Aug 6, 2009
On the lawn stage, locals Pamela Jones and Ron Houck perform an acoustic act, Mood Swing, along with Sir Walter Raleigh, their 7-year-old swinging dog. Magic cowboy Joe, the Moo-Gician presents an act with magical Cow-medy and Moo-steries. (Klamath Falls Herald & News, OR)
• Skywatch: Exploring the moon, four centuries and four decades ago Jul 9, 2009
Thomas Harriot, who accompanied Sir Walter Raleigh on his 1585-86 voyage to Roanoke Island, was a mathematician, translator, astronomer and ethnographer. (Some accounts credit him with introducing the potato to the British Isles. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Marianne Moore's "Poetry" Jul 1, 2009
Portrait of Sir Walter Raleigh by Nicholas Hilliard, courtesy Directmedia Publishing/Wikipedia. What did you think of this article. (Slate)
A merry olde tyme Jun 28, 2009
The centerpiece to the entertainment is the festival's Bless the Mark Players, a professional acting troupe hired to play the recurring characters of the festival, such as Queen Elizabeth and Sir Walter Raleigh. We had 6,000 to 10,000 people audition all over the Northeast, and we only hired a fraction of that, Waterbury said. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
• Tracking down a mislaid century of American history May 15, 2009
Although Sir Walter Raleigh grew tobacco on his Roanoke plantation, he said smoking this foul weed was bad for a person's health, but good for profits. The Spanish conquistadors were stunned by the Plains Indians' skill at hunting buffalo while riding horses bareback. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
poets ranked by beard weight May 9, 2009
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 1618)Beard type: Van DykeTypical opus: The Lie Gravity (UPI rating): 27. Alfred, Lord Tennyson (1809 1892)Beard type: MalteseTypical opus: Crossing the BarGravity (UPI rating): 33. (Harper's Magazine)
A battle of Wills Apr 13, 2009
Fischlin concurs, calling the Trust case entirely circumstantial and impressionistic and noting how, before the Shakespeare attribution, the family traditions of the Cobbe [had] long associated it with none other than Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618). In fact, not a few observers have noted that the Cobbe suspiciously resembles another portrait dating, variously, to 1590 and 1610. (Globe and Mail -- Entertainment)
Politics, legend haunt Venezuelan gold mine Mar 30, 2009
LAS CRISTINAS, Venezuela Four centuries after the lure of Venezuelan gold brought ruin to English explorer Sir Walter Raleigh, the riches at one giant mine some say is cursed still haunt treasure hunters from across the globe ... In 1616, Sir Walter Raleigh led his second expedition up the Orinoco river in search of the mythical El Dorado. (Globe and Mail -- Business)
Vinita Nangia:Are you clubbing tonight? Mar 22, 2009
One of the earliest such clubs was started by Sir Walter Raleigh the Friday Street Club, which met at the Mermaid Tavern and of which, it is rumoured, Shakespeare was a member too. From such informal meetings at different or fixed locales, clubs moved to becoming permanent establishments with fixed members and spaces with the coffee-drinking habit in the 17th century. (India Times, India)
British Astronomer Preceded Galileo Mar 14, 2009
Sir Walter Raleigh was first to recognise his genius and hired him as a maths tutor ... Together with poet Christopher 'Kit' Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh and dramatist George Chapman, they were members of a scientific investigation group which met at Syon House, and was even mentioned in Shakespeare's Love's Labours Lost as "The School of Night" ... Richard Chomley, an anti-Catholic spy for her Majesty's Privy Council, claimed Christopher Marlowe had "read the atheist lecture to Sir Walter... (SkyAndTelescope.com)
Will, is this thou? Mar 10, 2009
Painting misidentified as Sir Walter Raleigh said to be Shakespeare ... The painting revealed Monday has owned by the same family for centuries and had wrongly been identified as Sir Walter Raleigh in the eighteenth century, according to the Folger Shakespeare Library in Washington. (News & Observer)
Fire laws close off trove of N.C. history Mar 4, 2009
The Sir Walter Raleigh Rooms include an oil portrait, dating from 1593, of the man for whom the Capital City was named. A 2001 exhibit, now in storage, offered up artifacts, publications, audio recordings and photos of another North Carolina icon -- Andy Griffith. (News & Observer)
Sir Walter, we hardly knew you Feb 22, 2009
Sir Walter Raleigh enjoys the reputation of a silver-tongued explorer, a swashbuckling courtier, a dashing symbol of North Carolina topped off with a plumed hat ... Sir Walter Raleigh tobacco and cigarettes ... "and curse Sir Walter Raleigh, he was such a stupid git," a lyric from "I'm So Tired," by the Beatles. (News & Observer)
CVBs decry travel rules Feb 17, 2009
Dathan Kazsuk A statue of Sir Walter Raleigh stands in front of the Raleigh Convention Center downtown. Related News. (Raleigh Triangle Business Journal, NC)
Ocracoke Island Feb 8, 2009
Ocracoke has shown up on maps as far back as the late 1500s, when Sir Walter Raleigh s Roanoke Island party landed here. It s rumored to have been the last headquarters of Blackbeard, who died. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
