20 March 1616Arrest of Walter RaleighWalter Raleigh
Released after 13 yrs
Historical records for England in 1616, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.
Released after 13 yrs
Agrees to undertake an expedition to Guiana in search of gold
Promises not to attack any Spannish possessions
Dismisses Sir Edward Coke for resisting the Royal Prerogative
Created a Knight of the Bath
Investiture as Prince of Wales at Westminster, the last investiture until 1911
Appointed Chief Commissioner of the Navy
Appointed Master of the Court of Wards and Liveries
Sent to Sidney Sussex College but leaves after the death of his father a year later
Appointed Master of Requests
Created Duke of Buckingham
Commissions Inigo Jones to design the Queen's House at Greenwich.
Begins designing the Queen's House for Anne of Denmark.
Gives "New England" its name
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