The King's Quinto Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618) Including his Trial at Winchester in 1603, His Speech on the Scaffold in 1618, his Apology to King James I and Letters Patent - Softcover

O'Sullivan, Barbara

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0955976111 ISBN 13: 9780955976117

Publisher: Caesar Publishing, 2008

Synopsis

The King's Quinto - The Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552-1618)
Author: Barbara O'Sullivan

The King's Quinto is told through the voice of John Talbot, a real life servant to Sir Walter Raleigh. After Sir Walter Raleigh's arrest in 1603, after the death of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh is accused of being involved in the Spanish Bye and Main Plot which was a plot to deprive King James I of his throne and an attempt to place Lady Arabella Stuart on the throne in his place. Raleigh is accused of trying to cause the kidnap of King James I and to make him tolerate the Roman Catholic religion. 16 people were involved in the Spanish Bye and Main Plot and of the 16 conspirators, several were hung drawn and quartered including two priests, Watson and Clark. Raleigh was found guilty of treason and sentenced to life imprisonment in the Tower of London and was held prisoner in the Bloody Tower from 1603 until 1617. Raleigh was released from prison in 1617 in order that he might lead an expedition to Guiana in search of gold, which he said he had located during his earlier expedition to Guiana in 1596. Raleigh returned without the gold and was again imprisoned in the Tower of London. He was executed on 29th October 1618. The book includes Raleigh's trial at Winchester in 1603, his speech on the scaffold, his apology to King James I of England and various of his letters (one of which was a letter written to the King's Secretary, Winwood wherein Raleigh explains that he was betrayed to the Spaniards before he set sail to Guiana, that his son was murdered and that Lawrence Kemys committed suicide on board ship. Raleigh explained that his men were ambushed, tied back and back and had their throats cut. The trial and speech are included courtesy of Hampshire Record Office. The book also includes Raleigh's Letters Patent to Discover Guiana issued by King James I of England. Also included in the book is an extract from Raleigh's book, The Great Rich and Beautiful Empire of Guiana which was a bestseller in 1596 and is included courtesy of The British Library.

The King's Quinto, the Life and Times of Sir Walter Raleigh (1552(4?) -1618), took 7 years to research and write. The book will include 7 of her pencil portrait drawings, which are Francois Clouet copies of the French Royal family from the Medici period; Clouet's originals are in the Louvre in Paris. Barbara O'Sullivan has also written a collection of short stories, sonnets and poems, and has won several poetry competitions. The book, The King's Quinto was written after Barbara O'Sullivan met the actor Walter Sparrow (Robin Hood Prince of Thieves, who played the role of the old blind man Duncan) and Walter Sparrow invited Barbara to write a film script and Walter Sparrow was instrumental in locating a translation of the verbatim account of Sir Walter Raleigh's trial. Walter Sparrow passed away on the 31st May, 2000 and was unaware that Barbara O'Sullivan had found a publisher for this work.

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Barbara O'Sullivan was born in Chiswick, London, England in 1951, and lives in South Wales.

Edition details

• Publisher: Caesar Publishing
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0955976111
• ISBN 13: 9780955976117
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 3
• Number of pages: 184