Ralph Lane

By dlocklear057
  • 1514

    Sir Ralph Lane

    Lane, born to Sir Ralph Lane and Maud Parr Lane of Northampton, attended Oxford University in 1514
  • 1563

    Queen Elizabeth

    He evidently never married. By 1563 Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court, marking the beginning of a career of service to queen and country.
  • 1569

    Lane

    Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland in 1569 where he gained accolades for his military skill.
  • 1571

    Seize Ships

    By the early 1570s, Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships in 1571.

  • Sir Walter Raleigh

    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.