Roanoke Colony and English Atlantic Expeditions (1584–1590)

1. Raleigh receives royal patent to colonize

   Mar 25, 1584Labels: Sir Walter, Royal Patent

   • NPS Roanoke

2. Amadas and Barlowe depart on reconnaissance

   Apr 27, 1584Labels: Philip Amadas, Arthur Barlowe

   • NPS Barlowe
   • EADA Barlowe

3. English take possession in Outer Banks

   Jul 13, 1584Labels: Outer Banks, Carolina Algonquian

   • NPS Chronology
   • EADA Text

4. Manteo and Wanchese arrive in England

   Sep 1, 1584Labels: Manteo, Wanchese

   • NPS Barlowe
   • NPS 1584

5. Grenville’s fleet leaves to found a colony

   Apr 9, 1585Labels: Sir Richard, Grenville expedition

   • NPS 1584

6. Lane colony established on Roanoke Island

   Jul 29, 1585Labels: Ralph Lane, Roanoke Island

   • NPS First Colony

7. Drake evacuates the Lane colony

   Jun 1, 1586Labels: Sir Francis, Lane colony

   • NPS Ships
   • NOAA WPC

8. Grenville leaves a small holding party

   Aug 1, 1586Labels: Holding party, Grenville party

   • NPS Ships

9. John White’s colonists arrive and are landed

   Jul 22, 1587Labels: John White, 1587 Colony

   • NPS 1587

10. Manteo baptized and named “Lord of Roanoke”

    Aug 13, 1587Labels: Manteo, Baptism

    • NPS Manteo
    • NC DNCR

11. Virginia Dare is born at Roanoke

    Aug 18, 1587Labels: Virginia Dare, Roanoke birth

    • Britannica
    • NPS Eleanor

12. John White departs for England for aid

    Aug 27, 1587Labels: John White, Relief voyage

    • Britannica
    • NPS 1587

13. War with Spain delays relief to Roanoke

    Jul 1, 1588Labels: Spanish Armada, Anglo-Spanish War

    • NPS 1590
    • NPS White

14. White returns and finds Roanoke abandoned

    Aug 18, 1590Labels: Croatoan, Roanoke disappearance

    • NPS 1590
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