The Atlantic World

Author: Dan Oldham

History for the home-enthusiast, where Old World meets New. A (somewhat) light-hearted take on the history of an ocean, three continents, and their people from 1453-1814. Get involved with the podcast at https://www.facebook.com/TheAtlanticWorld
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Episode 09 - The Lost Colonies of Virginia II
Episode 9
Saturday, 5 September, 2020

England and the Eastern Seaboard of America, 1586-1590. After the disastrous first expedition, everyone agreed that Roanoke was a terrible place and should not be colonised. That was until it was colonised a second time, but not by choice. Conspiracy and mutiny would force Walter Raleigh to have to deal with that troublesome island again, meanwhile King Philip II of Spain is assembling the largest armada to ever sail against England, plunging the high seas into anarchy as privateers run wild and colonies become isolated. And finally, why the mystery of the Roanoke Colony isn't as mysterious as you may have thought.