16. Raleigh was restored to Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth’s good graces
By 1602 Sir Walter Raleigh was welcomed into the Queen’s court, her favors again bestowed upon him, for which he expressed his gratitude appropriately. On March 24, 1603, Queen Elizabeth I died, and with the rest of England, Raleigh and others considered to whom the throne would be bequeathed. The monarchy was to be assumed by James VI of Scotland, the nephew of the late Queen, who would rule as James VI of Scotland and James I of England. A band of courtiers who opposed the ascendancy of James to the throne of England plotted to remove him and award the crown to Arbella Stuart. The conspirators were allegedly funded by agents of the Spanish King, who traveled between the kingdoms via the island of Jersey, where Raleigh held power and allegedly abetted them.