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Beheading of Sir Walter Raleigh

When
29 October 1618
Where
Old Palace Yard
Part of
Execution of Sir Walter Raleigh

Raleigh was beheaded at the Palace of Westminster on 29 October 1618 after his return to England.

Raleigh returned to England and was arrested to appease the Spanish. He was beheaded in the Old Palace Yard at the Palace of Westminster on 29 October 1618, stating, "Let us dispatch."

Sources

  1. Walter Raleigh Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-17

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