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1554
his career
he attended oxford university in 1554 and served as a parlimanrt in the late 1550s 1560s -
1563
working with the queen
He was served queen elizabeth the first inside of her court making his year of service to the queen and his country -
1569
scotland rebellion
Lane had participated in a force that had calmed down a scotland rebellion in 1569 in which he was given rewards for his skill -
1571
Helping england
by the early 1570s he was involved with the military and that had given him the privilege to stop ships and by the late 1570s and early 1580s he had helped with the struggle in spain -
sail to virginia
The queen had recalled lane from ireland and he was given the command over the colony sir walter raleigh had made called virginia named after the queen raleigh had invited lane to be the captain of the expedition they had organized the military and support including john white and thomas harriot -
failed colony
the seven ships had with around 600 men with the command of richard grenville left from england and arrived on the outer banks in june and by august they made a colony ashore and built a fort following it lanes 107 men lasted only eight months sailing countryside trying to find new land for a better settlement the colony was suffering because of lack of food and supplies and lanes lack of skill in handling indians they had to abandon the colony. -
Going home
a fleet led by francis drake left roanoke carrying the first english colonist back home lane had been never involved in another colonization expedition but he was active in the country -
information
He had provided word to thomas about finding virginia -
recognition
his account of the colony appeared in richard hakluyt's principal of navigations he went back to ireland and stayed there -
His death
His physical weakness made him unfit to muster and it had eventually claimed his life