Death of the Fox (Cyclopedia of Literary Characters)
At a glance:
- Author: George Garrett
- First Published: 1971
- Type of Work: Novel
- Type of Plot: Historical
- Time of Work: The English Renaissance, from the last days of the reign of Henry VIII to the end of the reign of James I
- Setting: The British Isles, continental Europe, and various oceans
- Genres: Long fiction, Historical fiction
- Subjects: Trials, England or English people, Kings, queens, or royalty, Renaissance, Biography, Treason
- Locales: Europe, England, Oceans
Characters Discussed
Sir Walter Ralegh, captain of the guard under Queen Elizabeth and a leading Elizabethan courtier. Ralegh has been a soldier, seafarer, explorer, and counselor to the queen as well as an amateur scientist and engineer, antiquarian, historian, and poet. Known to enemies and friends as the Fox for his shrewd pursuit of public and personal ambitions, Ralegh is now an old man under suspended sentence of death for leading a pro- Spanish plot against King James I fifteen years earlier, in 1603. He is innocent of that charge. Although Ralegh had been proud,...
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