Ralph Lane Colony

By Janaiya0615
  • 1554

    University ralph lane attend

    attended Oxford University
  • 1560

    English Parliament

    served English parliament in early 1550
  • 1563

    Serve Queen Elizabeth

    Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth I’s court
  • 1569

    Force

    Ralph Lane had joined a force in Scotland
  • 1571

    Maritime Affairs

    Ralph had maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships.
  • 1580

    Developing plans

    developing plans and offer services in helps England w/ spain

    (late 1570)

  • Commission

    gets commission to go to Ireland and direct construction forts.

  • Recalling

    Queen recalled lane from Ireland and command Sir Walter Raleigh was sailing to Virgina

  • Ships

    seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England.

  • Sir Francis Drake

    Sir Francis Drake led a fleet. He left Roanoke carrying the first English colonist home

  • Report

    Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia

  • Died

    Lane died Dublin, Ireland, in October and buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month.