The morning of April 26, 1607, broke clear and bright over the Atlantic. After 144 days at sea, the weary passengers of the Susan Constant, Godspeed, and Discovery caught sight of the low, sandy shore of what would become Virginia. With cautious excitement, they…
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On April 10, 1606, James I of England issued a royal charter establishing the Virginia Company of London, formally launching England’s first sustained effort to build permanent settlements in North America. The move reflected a practical shift in English policy: rather than rely on…
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On December 19, 1606, three small ships slipped their moorings in England and headed west into the Atlantic, carrying with them an experiment whose consequences would reshape world history. The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery departed under the authority of the Virginia…
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