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9 mag 2024 · The colony was led by a council that included the legendary military captain John Smith and was headed by Edward Maria Wingfield. The settlers claimed the land in the name of their king, James the First, and began exploring the coast to find the best place to make their permanent settlement , the first for the English in the New World.
1 giorno fa · For the villain, they chose John Ratcliffe, whose portrayal was based on actual English captains, including John Martin, Christopher Newport, and Edward Maria Wingfield. In reality, it was Wingfield who despised John Smith, but the filmmakers preferred the sinister sound of "Ratcliffe".
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3 mag 2024 · Edward Maria Wingfield (ca. 1560–1613), president of the Council, May 14–September 10, 1607. John Ratcliffe (d. winter 1609–1610), president of the Council, September 10, 1607–July 22, 1608.
3 mag 2024 · By this date, Powhatan, the paramount chief of Tsenacomoco, sends an ambassador to Edward Maria Wingfield, president of the Jamestown colony, promising peaceful relations and inviting the Englishmen to plant gardens.
14 mag 2024 · Read John Smith’s The Generall Historie of Virginia, Edward Maria Wingfield’s A Discourse of Virginia, and Ralph Hamor’s A True Discourse of the Present Estate of Virginia in the collection Capital and the Bay: Narratives of Washington and the Chesapeake Bay Region, 1600 to 1925.
14 mag 2024 · The Most Noble Order of the Garter was founded by Edward III of England in 1348. Dates shown are of nomination or installation; coloured rows indicate sovereigns, princes of Wales, medieval ladies, modern royal knights and ladies, and stranger knights and ladies, none of whom counts toward the 24-member limit.
8 mag 2024 · Sealed orders appointing seven men to the Council were opened, and the Council elected Edward Maria Wingfield president. Under his direction, "gentlemen," craftsmen, and laborers founded the first permanent English settlement on James Isle.
