x Ferdinand Magellan was born in Portugal around 1480. The exact location and date are unknown, however sources state he was the son of Rodrigo de Magalhaes and Alda de Mesquita, wealthy Portuguese nobles. His parents died around the time Ferdinand turned ten years of age, and Magellan was taken into Queen Leonora’s court as […]
Tag: Exploration
Acadiens
Written on December 16, 2015 by ER at 3:53 PM | 0
Americas, Canada, England, ER, France, Northern Europe, United States
Americas, Canada, England, ER, France, Northern Europe, United States
The New World was full of possibility and all the European powers who were anybody were founding colonies as fast as they could. After Columbus’ journey, Pope Alexander, formerly Rodrigo Borgia, divided the New World between Spain and France. He left all other European countries out of the loop. This probably would have annoyed the […]
Tales from New York City
New York was first colonised by Native Americans around 12,000 years ago. These Natives eventually formed two main tribes, the Iroquoian and the Algonquian. In 1524, the French sailed past the area and charted the coastline, the first “discovery”, however it wasn’t until 1609 that the area was first settled by the Dutch, who gave […]
First landfall made at Cape Henry, Virginia
Written on November 17, 2015 by Phoebe at 12:49 PM | 0
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Americas, England, Northern Europe, Phoebe, United States
After a of 144 days at sea, a longer than usual voyage, Captain Christopher Newport, and his three ships, the Susan Constant, the Godspeed and the Discovery, made land in the Northeast corner of what is now Virginia Beach. They named the spot Cape Henry, after the son of the King, Henry Frederick, Prince of […]
Pocahontas
Written on November 3, 2015 by Adela at 3:07 PM | 1
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Adela, Americas, England, Northern Europe, United States
Pocahontas (born Matoaka, known as Amonute) was born around 1595 in Virginia. She was an Native American Indian notable for her association with the colonial settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Pocahontas was the daughter of Powhatan, the paramount chief of a network of tributary tribal nations in the Tsenacommacah, encompassing the Tidewater region of Virginia. Her […]