Sir Walter Raleigh wrote The History of the World while imprisoned. Under the guise of a history, Raleighs work is actually a:

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Sir Walter Raleigh wrote “The History of the World” while imprisoned. Under the guise of a history, Raleigh’s work is actually a:

A	history of England, not of the world.
B	biblical reading of secular history.
C	means for Raleigh to criticize the king and the court from jail.
D	history of explorers like himself.
E	history of the world, nothing more, nothing less.

Explanation:

Detailed explanation-1: -Description. Written during his imprisonment in the Tower of London, the History of the World is Sir Walter Raleigh’s most important prose work. The book, originally intended as a multivolume project, covers the creation of the world to 146BC and aims to show history as a moral exercise.

Detailed explanation-2: -He managed to displease both the Queen and her successor James I, and so found himself a prisoner of the Tower of London – no less than three times!

Detailed explanation-3: -It was during this 13 year confinement in the Tower of London (1603-1616) that Raleigh wrote his History of the World. The work was originally conceived as a five volume set covering ancient history to the present, though Raleigh only completed this first volume.

Detailed explanation-4: -In March, 1584, Queen Elizabeth I of England issued a charter to Sir Walter Raleigh. The charter allowed Raleigh permission to: discover, search, find out, and view such remote heathen and barbarous Lands, Countries, and territories … to have, hold, occupy, and enjoy.

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