Ralph Lane Colony

By cedge1220
  • 1550

    Service

    Served in English Parliament
  • 1554

    School

    Attended Oxford University
  • 1563

    Service

    Served Queen Elizabeth's court
  • 1569

    Accolades

    Gained Accolades for Military skill
  • 1570

    Seize Ships

    Involved in Maritime affairs included a queen's commission to seize ships
  • 1580

    Developed Plans

    Developed plans, offered service to England

  • Received Commission

    Received commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts

  • Called from Ireland

    Queen called him from Ireland, command given by Sir Walter Raleigh to go to Virginia (Roanoke Island)

  • Leaving England

    Seven ships with 600 men under the command of Sir Richard Grenville left England

  • Leaving Roanoke

    A fleet led by Sir Francis Drake left Roanoke carrying the first English colonists back home.

  • Lane's Report

    He provided the foreword to Thomas Harriot’s Briefe and True Report of the Newfoundland of Virginia

  • Report Appeared

    his account of the colony appeared in Richard Hakluyt’s Principal Navigations

  • Back to Ireland

    Lane was back in Ireland in 1592 serving as “muster master general”

  • Weakness

    Lane’s physical weakness had made him unfit as muster master

  • Lane's Death

    Lane died in Dublin, Ireland, in October 1603 and was buried at St. Patrick’s Church on the 28th of that month.