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Friday 29 October 2010

Heads you loose

Today in 1618 Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded under a sentence that had been brought against him 15 years earlier for conspiracy against King James I.

Raleigh was a busy chap he was an English aristocrat, writer, poet, soldier, courtier, spy, and explorer. He is also largely known for popularising tobacco in England (thanks for that).

Another rainy day and the last of my break from school.