Tales of the Lost Colony of Roanoke have been part of the American imagination for centuries. When 115 English settlers arrived on Roanoke Island, just off what is now North Carolina’s coast, in 1587, they expected to have a new start in a new world. But things didn’t exactly go according to plan.
John White, the leader of the colony, returned to England not long after their arrival in order to get supplies. When he returned three years later, the entire settlement was gone — but where did they go? From starvation and cannibalism, to run-ins with a witch, or an end brought about by a Native American leader, these are the biggest Lost Colony of Roanoke theories out there.
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Read full article: https://www.grunge.com/655978/the-biggest-lost-colony-of-roanoke-theories-what-really-happened/
John White, the leader of the colony, returned to England not long after their arrival in order to get supplies. When he returned three years later, the entire settlement was gone — but where did they go? From starvation and cannibalism, to run-ins with a witch, or an end brought about by a Native American leader, these are the biggest Lost Colony of Roanoke theories out there.
#Roanoke #America #NorthCarolina
Read full article: https://www.grunge.com/655978/the-biggest-lost-colony-of-roanoke-theories-what-really-happened/
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