Brett

So unless you have some sort of colony that you can get these resources from, you have a huge problem. And so the English decide we need to add some colonies, and this is going to help us in a couple ways.

So unless you have some sort of colony that you can get these resources from, you have a huge problem. And so the English decide we need to add some colonies, and this is going to help us in a couple ways.

We're going to be able to get these goods that we need, and we can sort of stop the Spanish from spreading north, because the big fear was that the Spanish eventually would have a new world empire that stretched all the way from South America to Canada. And if that happened, Spain's going to conquer the world, right? So the English are very interested in stopping that from happening.

We're going to be able to get these goods that we need, and we can sort of stop the Spanish from spreading north, because the big fear was that the Spanish eventually would have a new world empire that stretched all the way from South America to Canada. And if that happened, Spain's going to conquer the world, right? So the English are very interested in stopping that from happening.

you sleep with her is that really that's that's absolutely so the virgin queen queen elizabeth had very many favorites at court and gilbert was one of them but really gilbert's connection as we're going to see is his cousin who might have been queen elizabeth's And plus, I mean, what does it mean to grant someone a charter?

you sleep with her is that really that's that's absolutely so the virgin queen queen elizabeth had very many favorites at court and gilbert was one of them but really gilbert's connection as we're going to see is his cousin who might have been queen elizabeth's And plus, I mean, what does it mean to grant someone a charter?

I mean, you basically just saying, hey, all that land that the Spanish claim they own and there's a bunch of people living on. Well, we're just going to say, hey, it's yours now. Go colonize it. So it wasn't like it was a heavy lift for Queen Elizabeth.

I mean, you basically just saying, hey, all that land that the Spanish claim they own and there's a bunch of people living on. Well, we're just going to say, hey, it's yours now. Go colonize it. So it wasn't like it was a heavy lift for Queen Elizabeth.

Yeah. Sorry. Sorry, Linux kids. Yeah.

Yeah. Sorry. Sorry, Linux kids. Yeah.

So Raleigh had become a favorite of the Queen. So much so that when he married one of the ladies of court, Queen Elizabeth was very unhappy with him and basically put him under house arrest. And she would not let him leave her sight. She had to be with him at all times. So she gives him all this land to go colonize, but he can't actually leave England to colonize it.

So Raleigh had become a favorite of the Queen. So much so that when he married one of the ladies of court, Queen Elizabeth was very unhappy with him and basically put him under house arrest. And she would not let him leave her sight. She had to be with him at all times. So she gives him all this land to go colonize, but he can't actually leave England to colonize it.

So he has this issue where he has to find people who are willing to go out, and take an extraordinary amount of risk. You can imagine crossing the Atlantic in the 1500s. I wouldn't want to cross the Atlantic now. And find people who were willing to take these expeditions. And he puts together something that will come to be known as the Amidas Barlow Expedition. So they go out and they sort of

So he has this issue where he has to find people who are willing to go out, and take an extraordinary amount of risk. You can imagine crossing the Atlantic in the 1500s. I wouldn't want to cross the Atlantic now. And find people who were willing to take these expeditions. And he puts together something that will come to be known as the Amidas Barlow Expedition. So they go out and they sort of

Look around, and there's multiple sort of scouting expeditions that they go to the coast, they meet some of the natives who are there, they check some of the land out, and they're really trying to figure out what is a good place for us to set up shop. And there's a few things they're looking for. They're looking for fertile soil. They're looking for abundant game.

Look around, and there's multiple sort of scouting expeditions that they go to the coast, they meet some of the natives who are there, they check some of the land out, and they're really trying to figure out what is a good place for us to set up shop. And there's a few things they're looking for. They're looking for fertile soil. They're looking for abundant game.

They're looking for deep water ports for their ships. That's the kind of things they're looking for. So this expedition goes out and comes back, robs some Spanish on the way and says, hey, this is a pretty good place. We know where you should go. And about a year later, the English established the first settlement on Roanoke Island.

They're looking for deep water ports for their ships. That's the kind of things they're looking for. So this expedition goes out and comes back, robs some Spanish on the way and says, hey, this is a pretty good place. We know where you should go. And about a year later, the English established the first settlement on Roanoke Island.

Now, the problem was this colony, and we're going to go through the timeline here in a second. was doomed from the start. They didn't plan very well. They had some accidents on the way. They didn't have many resources.

Now, the problem was this colony, and we're going to go through the timeline here in a second. was doomed from the start. They didn't plan very well. They had some accidents on the way. They didn't have many resources.