Search for the Cittie of Ralegh

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Excerpt from Search for the Cittie of Ralegh: Archeological Excavations at Fort Raleigh National Historic Site, North CarolinaIn 1583, Sir Humphrey Gilbert, half-brother of Sir Walter Raleigh, staked all that he had in an attempt to found a colony in the northern part of North America. But the venture was not successful, and he himself was drowned on the return voyage to England. The next year, Sir Walter Raleigh, favorite of Queen Elizabeth, received from the Queen a charter for western discovery and colonization.Imbued with a desire to realize his brother's dream of an English Empire in America, Raleigh sent Captains Philip Amadas and Arthur Barlowe to America in 1584 to select a site for a colony. They explored the North Carolina coast, including Roanoke Island, and returned with a favorable report on the latter-named place, which they described as a most pleasant and fertile ground. In honor of Queen Elizabeth, the Virgin Queen, the whole country was named Virginia.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.