Bibliograph

The great adventurers

Type

Label

The great adventurers

Language

eng

Characteristic

videorecording

Intended audience

Not rated

Main title

The great adventurers

Oclc number

70224484

Runtime

Series statement

Great adventurers

Summary

Navigator, poet, and favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh's meteoric rise was followed by a slow and tragic fall from grace, which would eventually end with the farce of the Orinoco disaster and death on the executioner's block. This intriguing program, which features unique reconstructions and dramatizations, is an entertaining and informative account of the life of Sir Walter Raleigh

Table Of Contents

Opening -- The early years -- Conflicts with Spain and Ireland -- In the court of the queen -- Shipbuilding and navigation -- The colonizing expeditions -- Staying in the queen's favor -- A great betrayal -- The search for El Dorado -- Rivalry at sea -- Rebellion of the Earl of Essex -- Succession of the queen -- On trial for treason -- Life in the tower -- The final voyage -- Raleigh's execution

Target audience

general

Technique

live action

resource.variantTitle

Sir Walter Raleigh and the Orinoco disaster

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