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Walter Raleigh is the youngest of five sons born to Catherine Champernowne at the time of her second marriage, to Walter Raleigh Senior. The well-connected family lives in a farmhouse in the Devonshire countryside, England.
Little is known about Raleigh's early life, but he is thought to have followed his half-brother into the Huguenot army and he claims to be an eye-witness at famous battles in France.
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Raleigh returns to England and enrolls at Oxford University, although it is unclear whether or not he completes his course.
Raleigh and his half-brother Sir Humphrey Gilbert sail to America.
The short trip inspires his future plans for colonization.
Raleigh enlists in the British army and serves in Ireland. He is noted for his ruthl