Raleigh's El Dorado Expedition Portuguese possessions and shipping, and conduct illicit trading. Sir Walter Raleigh had enjoyed several years of high esteem from Queen Elizabeth I, which stemmed in part from his previous exploits at sea which included the famous Capture of the Madre de Deus. Soon after, however, Raleigh suffered a short imprisonment for secretly marrying one of the Queen's ladies-in-waiting, Elizabeth Throckmorton, and bearing her a child. In a bid to restore his influence with the Queen, Raleigh, having promised a "gold-rich empire more lucrative than Peru", had set up an expedition under John Whiddon to find the fabled city of gold
Clare McLaren-Throckmorton June 1999 for services to Anglo-Indial relations & preservation of the cultural heritage. They had the following three children: Christina Margaret Tritton (born 1960), Robert Guy Henton Tritton (born 1963), and Charles Courtenay Tritton (born 1965).That marriage was dissolved. Another marriage of hers was to John Andrew McLaren (born 2 July 1932 – died 6 January 2007). In order to preserve the Throckmorton family name, she became Mrs. McLaren-Throckmorton. The Throckmorton family were infamous in England for their part in the Throckmorton Plot of 1583 which aimed to murder Elizabeth I and replace her with Mary Stuart. They were also