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Dec 18, 1554
Lane attended oxford university in 1554 (and it does not give a specific month)
Lane, born to Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr Lane of Northhampton, attended Oxford University in 1554 and served in the English Parliament in late 1550s and early 1560s. -
Jan 6, 1563
Lane was serving in quens elizabeths court(and it does not give a specific month)
1563 Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, marking the beginning of a career of service to queen and country. -
Oct 13, 1569
Lane gained accolades
Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland in 1569 where he gained accolades for his military skill -
Nov 15, 1570
developing plans and offerings for england
late 1570s and early 1580s, he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain. -
Nov 16, 1571
maritime affairs
1570s, Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships in 1571. -
receiving a commission
1583, Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts. -
queen recalled lane from ireland
In 1585 the queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia (Roanoke Island). Raleigh evidently personally invited Lane to command the land expedition. -
7 ships left england
April 1585, seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England. -
a fleet was led by sir francis drake
June 18 or 19, 1586, a fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home. -
the new found lands of virginia and account of te colony
He provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588) and his account of the colony appeared in Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations (1589). -
lane came back to ireland
Lane was back in Ireland in 1592 serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life. -
lane became very weak
1601 Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master. -
ralph lane served as govener as the colony
Ralph Lane (ca. 1528-October 1603), a professional soldier, served as governor of the first colony attempted by the English in America. -
lane died
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland, in October 1603 and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month.