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sir walter raleigh
Both North Carolina's capital & a brand of cigarettes are named for him
Trivia about sir walter raleigh
This Englishman introduced the potato to Ireland & popularized tobacco smoking in Britain
In addition to claiming Virginia for England in 1584, he led 2 expeditions to the Orinoco River
Knighted in 1585, from 1603 to 1616 he was imprisoned in the Tower of London & wrote his world history there
This English courtier is credited with introducing Europe to the wonders of Nicotiana rustica
As a young man, Andy Griffith spent several seasons playing this Elizabethan courtier in "The Lost Colony"
This gold-seeking courtier who popularized tobacco sponsored the Dares' voyage to America
In his teens this Elizabethan courtier from Devon fought on the Huguenot side in France's wars of religion
Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half brother of this Elizabethan courtier, drowned while trying to colonize America
This Elizabethan courtier never completed his "History of the World", so it only goes up to the 2nd century B.C.
In days of old, this knight was bold, in the 17th c. scene / On muddy ground, his cloak was found / Like his head in 1618
This courtier & explorer's death sentence, commuted in 1603, was uncommuted & he was executed in 1618
Bob Newhart imagined asking this man about tobacco: "Oh, between your lips. Then...you set fire to it!"
"The Knight of the Cloak"
The Beatles' "I'm So Tired" says, "I'll have another cigarette and curse" this man who died in 1618
An anonymous poet addressed this man as "great patron of the sailing crew / Who gav'st us weed to smoke and chew"