Raleigh sent out other expeditions in search of the lost colony, but without success. He had already spent a sum equal to more than a million dollars in trying to plant this colony, and now felt that he must give up all hope of accomplishing his purpose.
Tower of London.
But this was only one of his many disappointments. Because he was a favorite of the queen and had been a successful man he had many enemies who were jealous of his good fortune. Men of power envied him and tried to weaken his influence and do him injury. As his failures increased, his popularity diminished and he at length became bitter in spirit.
An Indian Pipe.
On the death of Queen Elizabeth, James I. became king and, not favoring Raleigh, at length threw him into prison on a charge of treason. After an imprisonment of twelve years in the Tower of London, Sir Walter was beheaded. Just as he was about to lay his head upon the block, he felt the keen edge of the axe, saying, "This is a sharp medicine, but a sound cure for all diseases." Although he failed to carry out the great desire of his heart, Raleigh gave the English people some definite ideas in regard to the value of the New World as a place for colonizing—ideas which before many years found expression in the settlement of Jamestown.
REVIEW OUTLINE
John Cabot Discovers The Mainland Of North America.
England And Spain Unfriendly To Each Other.
English Sea Captains Capture Spanish Vessels.
Sir Walter Raleigh's Family And Education.
Raleigh the Soldier.
He wins the favor of Queen Elizabeth.
Raleigh's dress; display in court life.
He sends two vessels to America.
His first colony lands on Roanoke Island.
A vain search for gold.
Timely arrival of Sir Francis Drake.
Three American products taken to England.
An amusing story about Raleigh.
Raleigh's second attempt to plant a colony in the New World.
Governor White returns to England.
He sails two years later for Virginia.
Croatoan.
Raleigh imprisoned and beheaded.