A favorite in the court of Queen Elizabeth I, Raleigh was given a royal charter by the Queen on March 25, 1584, which gave him seven years to establish a colony in the New World on the condition that ...

Married to Ananias Dare, Eleanor gave birth to Virginia—the first English child born in the New World—shortly after the English colonists landed on Roanoke ... of the Lost Colony’s ordeal ...

The inhabitants of the Lost Colony of Roanoke could have perished ... Finally solving this mystery would definitely be a cool ...

What happened to them is a mystery, but there are some ... I ask her about the link to the Roanoke settlers. “We were the Lost Colony,” she responds. “Our surnames, like ‘Berry,’ appear ...

Near the end of the 16th century, more than 100 men, women, and children sailed across the Atlantic to establish the first permanent English colony in ... on this age-old mystery.

Why do you think people remain so interested in this mystery? Then lead a whole-class discussion about these mysteries. Possible responses include: the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Great Chicago ...

Why do you think people remain so interested in this mystery? Then lead a whole-class discussion about these mysteries. Possible responses include: the Lost Colony of Roanoke, the Great Chicago ...

He is also author of The Secret Token: Myth, Obsession, and the Search for the Lost Colony of Roanoke. Website: andrewlawler.com New archaeological finds on the islands have revealed secrets about ...