The British were late to the game when it came to colonizing America.  They also had the wrong man.  In this episode, we discuss Sir Humphrey Gilbert, his challenges getting to America, and the lengths he went to finance his final voyage.  More on Edward VI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edward_VI_of_England#Illness_and_death

Edward VI portrait By Circle of William Scrots - Sotheby's London, 04 July 2012, Sale L12033, Lot 10, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=20165105

More on Mary I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_I_of_England

Mary I portrait By Antonis Mor - The Yorck Project (2002) 10.000 Meisterwerke der Malerei (DVD-ROM), distributed by DIRECTMEDIA Publishing GmbH. ISBN: 3936122202., Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=155896

More on Elizabeth I: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_I

Elizabeth I portrait By Unknown author 

More on Sir Humphrey Gilbert: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Humphrey_Gilbert#Newfoundland_and_death

Sir Humphrey Gilbert portrait by: By Unknown author - http://strangeandfarre.weebly.com/arming-garments.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=33219862

Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/