The Roanoke Colony Episode 26 Simply Strange

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Aug 28, 201900:34:55Society & Culture

In March of 1584, Sir Walter Raleigh was awarded a charter by the Queen. His instructions were to discover, hold, and occupy the new lands to the west - this was to be the first permanent English settlement in North Amer...

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