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1554
Oxford University
Ralph lane went to Oxford University in 1554. -
1560
English Parliament
He served the English Parliament (government) in the late 1550s and early 1560s. -
1563
Serving the Queen
Ralph Lane was serving in Queen Elizabeth's court, marking the beginning of his career and service to the queen and country. -
1569
A new force
Ralph Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland where he gained his military skill. -
1571
Maritime affairs
Ralph Lane involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen’s commission to seize ships in 1571. -
1580
England and Spain
In the late 1570s and early 1580s, he was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain. -
Going to Ireland
Ralph Lane received the commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of a new colony. -
Recalled
The queen recalled Ralph Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia (Roanoke Island and they left with 7 ships with 600 men on them. -
Leaving Roanoke
On June 18 or 19, 1586, Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home. -
The newfoundland of virginia
Ralph Lane was never involved in another colonization expedition but remained active in service to his county. He provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the new found land of Virginia. -
Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations
Ralph Lane's account of the colony appeared in Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations. -
Back in Ireland
Ralph Lane was back in Ireland and serving as “muster master general” and “clerk of the check of the garrison” and remained in that country for the rest of his life. -
Physical weakness
By 1601 Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master. -
Died
Lane died in Dublin, Ireland, in October 1603 and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month