1603

Accused of plotting against James I In 1603 Queen Elizabeth I died and James I took the throne. Raleigh was then framed as a member of a plot against the throne Because of this, he was sentenced to being hanged, disembowled, beheaded,and quartered. At the last minute, his sentence was changed to life in the Tower of London instead. Select a Year from the Timeline 1552 | 1569 | 1584 | 1585 | 1587 | 1589 | 1595 | 1603 | 1614 | 1618