The Ralph Lane Colony Timeline By Hunter_11 Period: 1550 to 1560 Ralph Lane served in the English Parliament. 1554 Ralph Lane attended Oxford University 1563 Lane served in Queen Elizabeth's I's court 1570 Lane participated in a force that suppressed a rebillion in Scotland Period: 1570 to 1580 Lane was developing plans and offering his services in helping England struggle with Spain 1571 Lane had involved himself in maritime affairs which included a queen's commission to seize ships. 1583 Lane recieved a commission to go to Ireland and direct the construction of forts 1585 Seven ships with about 600 men under the overall command of Sir Richard Grenville left England 1585 The colony were on the outer banks of Virginia 1585 The colony had come ashore and built a fort following an invitation from the Indians Jun 19, 1586 A fleet led by Sir Drake Francis left Roanoke carrying the first England colonists back home 1588 Lane provided the foreword Report to the New Found Land of Virginia 1589 His account of tye colony appeared in Richard Haklut's Principal Navigations 1592 Lane was back in Ireland Oct 28, 1603 Ralph Lane died in Dublin, Ireland 1885 The queen recalled Lane from Ireland and he was given command of the colony that Sir Walter Raleigh was organizing to sail to Virginia(Roanoke Island)