Ralph Lane By 1936380256 1554 School/College Ralph Lane attended Oxford University. 1563 Served Queen Elizabeth 1569 Gained accolades for his military skill. 1569 participated in a force that suppressed a rebellion in Scotland. 1570 Involved himself in maritime affairs 1570 The queen’s commission to seize ships in 1580 developing plans and offering his services in helping England 1583 Lane received a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts. 1585 The Queen recalled Lane from Ireland. 1586 A fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home. 1592 Lane arrived back in Ireland
