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She didn't. James ! did, 15 years or so after Elizabeth 1 died.

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Q: Why did Queen Elizabeth execute Sir Walter Raleigh?
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Was their a woman named Bess that was part of Queen Elizabeth's lady in waiting?

Yes, Bess Raleigh was a lady in waiting to Queen Elizabeth I who married Sir Walter Raleigh.


Why Sir Walter Raleigh's father had to hidden in a tower to avoid being killed?

Because he was an outspoken protastant and Queen Mary was Catherlic. Sir Walter Ralegh, for this reason, had nothing good to say about catholics, and why he was a favourite of Elizabeth I when she became Queen.


The englishmen who led the expedition to Roanoke was?

Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe led the expedition that landed on Roanoke Island. They were dispatched by Sir Walter Raleigh who had been commissioned by Queen Elizabeth I to establish a colony in North America.


Who was Elizabeth Throgmorton?

One of Queen Elizabeth I's ladies in waiting who was reportedly seduced by Sir Walter Ralegh (Raleigh). The ladies in waiting could not marry without the Queen's permission. Sir Walter Ralegh was a favorite of the Queen, so she would not have wanted one of her ladies to marry him. Ralegh was imprisoned in the Tower, where he married Throgmorten (either at the Tower or before).


Why was Sir Walter Raleigh imprisoned by King James?

A favorite of Queen Elizabeth I, Sir Walter Raleigh was distrusted by Elizabeth's successor, King James I. In 1603, Raleigh was accused of plotting against James I, and he was stripped of all his offices and imprisoned in the Tower of London, where he remained for some 13 years. In 1616, he was released and returned to Guyana, where he unsuccessfully searched for gold. While there, his men captured and burned a Spanish settlement. The Spanish ambassador to England demanded punishment. James I, happy to punish the man he considered an enemy, re-arrested Raleigh, charging him with treason. Sir Walter Raleigh was beheaded on October 29, 1618.

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