It’s the late 1500s and the rulers of England are hungry for expansion. Spain has already claimed vast territories in the Americas, and Queen Elizabeth the First wants her own foothold in the New World. The legendry explorer Sir Walter Raleigh convinces the Crown to fund an expedition that can secure a permanent settlement across the ocean. In 1587, men, women, and children set off under the leadership of the artist and mapmaker John White. They land on Roanoke Island, where White is intended to act as Governor of a new civilian colony. Yet soon after, he returns to England for supplies. But when he comes back to Roanoke… the settlement is abandoned. 

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