Who decreed Raleigh's execution to appease a foreign power?
Queen Anne
King James I
Queen Elizabeth I
King Charles I
Answer
King James I ordered the execution of Sir Walter Raleigh to appease the Spanish, who were angered by Raleigh's attacks on their ships and colonies. Raleigh had been imprisoned in the Tower of London for 13 years and was executed on October 29, 1618.
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