The Lion and the Throne: The Trial of Sir Walter Ralegh theatlantic.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from theatlantic.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
His book, known as The Travels, inspired Christopher Columbus and every peculiar detail from far-off lands was widely believed for centuries. But was the medieval knight turned explorer actually a fraudulent fantasist or rampant plagiarist? Writer Giles Milton goes looking for the real Sir John Mandeville.
The National Portrait Gallery to loan six portraits of the nation s best-known historical characters to The Box artdaily.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from artdaily.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
A mariner s handbook from the library of Sir Walter Raleigh - Medieval manuscripts blog blogs.bl.uk - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from blogs.bl.uk Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.