The Lost Colony of Roanoke
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - December 20, 2017 23:43 - 33 minutes - 30.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
Previous Episode: Prologue 2 - Why people came to America
Next Episode: Jamestown 1: Paradise
Roanoke was a key moment in England's colonization of the New World, the first real attempt at establishing a settlement. It's a perfect insight into what made settlements fail - bad communication, bad timing, expense. Of course, it's also known for its mystery, so I've selected what I think are the top three pieces of evidence of what happened to the colonists.