Sir Walter Raleigh (or Ralegh), explorer, courtier, writer and poet, is buried in the chancel of St Margaret's Church Westminster and there is a memorial tablet and stained glass window to him there.

Following the end of James May: Our Man in... and The Grand Tour last year, and May's new show James May and the Dull Men ...

The seven-bedroom, Grade II* listed home was built in 1584 for Sir John Bolle, a noted adventurer who served alongside Sir Walter Raleigh (the origin of its ghost story … more on that later).

In the 16th century, Elizabethan explorer Sir Walter Raleigh set sail in search of El Dorado, a legendary city full of gold and precious jewels. 400 years on, and with the site of El Dorado still ...

But the presumed fabulous treasure in the deeper water was beyond their reach. English courtier Sir Walter Raleigh made two trips to Guiana to search for El Dorado. During his second trip in 1617 ...