Big Chief Elizabeth. How England's Adventurers Gambled and Won the New World

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In 1586 Queen Elizabeth I was given the unusual title of “Weroanza” or “Big Chief” by a Native American tribe. Giles Milton tells the dramatic story of England’s first attempts to establish a colony in North America, focusing on Sir Walter Raleigh’s expeditions, the Native American Manteo, and the mysterious disappearance of the Roanoke settlers. Based on contemporary letters and journals, the book explores ambition, adventure, cultural encounters, conflict and the uncertain beginnings of English colonisation in the New World.