Advertisement

Roanoke's Lost Colony

In 1585 a group of about 100 English settlers led by John White landed on Roanoke Island off the ...

Share this article

16.16 4 Sep 2020


Roanoke's Lost Colony


Listen to this episode


Share this article

16.16 4 Sep 2020


In 1585 a group of about 100 English settlers led by John White landed on Roanoke Island off the coast of North Carolina in the US.

Yet when White returned to the colony with supplies from England in 1590 the colonists had vanished leaving only the word “Croatoan” carved on colony’s barrier wall

So what happened to them?

Scott Dawson is the author of The Lost Colony and Hatteras Island


Read more about

America English Settlers John White Mystery Native Americans Pirates

Related Episodes

Victoria Mary Clarke on her ne...

00:06:27

Victoria Mary Clarke on her new art exhibition and the anniversary of the passing of her late husband Shane MacGowan

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

00:06:27


One year since the Dublin Riot...

00:08:27

One year since the Dublin Riots, we ask has anything changed?

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

00:08:27


The Amorim era begins, Can Liv...

00:33:18

The Amorim era begins, Can Liverpool keep their big 3? | Keith Treacy | OTB Breakfast Soccer

OTB Football

00:33:18


How living at home affects you...

00:05:22

How living at home affects young people psychologically  

Newstalk Breakfast Highlights

00:05:22