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Walter Raleigh

Sir Walter Raleigh or Ralegh[1] (c. 1552 – 29 October 1618), was a famed English writer, poet, soldier, courtier, and explorer. Raleigh was born to a Protestant family in Devon, the son of Walter Raleigh and Catherine Champernowne. Little is known for certain of his early life, though he spent some time in Ireland, in Killua Castle, Clonmellon, County Westmeath, taking part in the suppression of rebellions and participating in two infamous massacres at Rathlin Island and Smerwick, later becoming a landlord of lands confiscated from the Irish. He rose rapidly in Queen Elizabeth I's favour, being knighted in 1585, and was involved in the early English c...

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Province of Carolina

The Province of Carolina from 1663 to 1712, was a colony of British America, controlled by the Lords Proprietary, a group of eight English noblemen led informally by member Anthony Ashley-Cooper, 1st Earl of Shaftesbury. Dissent over governance of the province led to the appointment of a deputy governor to administer the northern half of the colony in 1691.

The division between North and South became complete in 1712, but both colonies remained in the hands of the same group of proprietors. A rebellion against the proprietors broke out in 1719 which led to the appointment of a royal governor for South Carolina in 1720. After...

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Gadget Watch: Recipe Readers and Cooking Tablets Coming Soon?

Everyone wants to know what the next big thing will be in gadgetland. Could it be a tablet? A rival to the Kindle? A new hybrid device that borrows from cell phones or the iTouch? And how will it enhance my cooking, gosh darn it? The savvy shoppers a...

Thanksgiving Cooking Classes Around the Country

Epicurious has tons of Thanksgiving recipes, menus, and how-to videos, but if you'd also like to add some hands-on (and perhaps hands-in, when it comes to the bird) cooking experience before Turkey Day, check out this small sampling of upcoming cooki...