A column on the "Bluegrass Today" website calls Sir Walter Raleigh a divisive figure and recommends that his image be removed from the World of Bluegrass festival. Abby Lee Hood, of Nashville, Tenn., ...

Sir Walter Raleigh was a head of his time. Nearly 400 years after his decapitation, a portrait of a man’s head has been found in one of the Tower of London chambers where Raleigh was held during his ...

Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake are among ten house names being removed at Exeter School - GETTY A private school has pledged to remove the names of Sir Walter Raleigh and Sir Francis Drake ...

A mysterious painting hidden for centuries at the Tower of London may be a self-portrait of the famous adventurer Sir Walter Raleigh. The crude etching, which was found beneath layers of paint in the ...

Downtown Raleigh’s iconic Sir Walter Raleigh statue has been transformed into a wide range of personas over the past nine years: musician, jogger, shopper, wildlife enthusiast. But in the early part ...

Walter Ralegh: Architect of Empire. By Alan Gallay. Basic Books; 576 pages; $40 and £30.95. PERHAPS IT WAS the fact that he was already dead that enabled Walter Raleigh to face his execution with such ...

It's one of the nation's great mysteries: The first permanent colony of English settlers in what would become the U.S., founded in North Carolina in 1587 by Sir Walter Raleigh, disappeared three years ...

A red velvet bag found at a medieval mansion just outside London could hold new hints in the mystery over what became of Walter Raleigh’s head following his execution for treason in 1618. Raleigh – a ...

Downtown Raleigh's historic Sir Walter building has been sold, officials announced Wednesday. Used as an apartment building for senior citizens, the once-hotel located at 400 Fayetteville St. has been ...

It is a mystery that has perplexed historians for more than 400 years - what ever became of the 120 settlers who tried to establish England's first colony on the north-east coast of America? Queen ...

It's one of the nation's great mysteries: The first permanent colony of English settlers in what would become the U.S., founded in North Carolina in 1587 by Sir Walter Raleigh, disappeared three years ...