J. Kelly Robison
I. The Rise of
England
A. The
Tudors
1. Henry
VII (ruled 1509 - 1547)
a. Inaugurated
Church of England (1534)
2. Edward
VI (ruled 1547 - 1553)
3. Mary
(ruled 1553 - 1558)
4. Elizabeth
(ruled 1558 - 1603)
a. The
Irish Plantations
b. The
Spanish Armada (1588)
B. Tudor
England - Interest in Colonization
1. Social
Changes
2. Profit
3. Religious
Dissent
II. The Push for Colonies
A. Early
Exploration
1. John
Cabot (Giovanni Cabotti)
B. Proponents
of Colonization
1. Sir
Walter Raleigh
a. Supported
by Richard Hakluyt - A Discourse of Western Planting (1584)
2. Thomas
Harriot - A Briefe and True Report of the New Found Land of Virginia (1588)
C. The
First English Colony - Roanoke
1. Sir
Humphrey Gilbert
a. Receives
patent for colonizing land (1578)
2. First
Attempt - 1585
3. Second
Attempt - 1587
4. Failure
of the Roanoke Colony
| Henry VIII | Catherine of Aragon | Mary Tudor |
| English Reformation | Elizabeth I | Irish Plantations |
| John Cabot | Sir Walter Raleigh | Richard Hakluyt |
| Sir Francis Drake | Spanish Armada | Sir Humphrey Gilbert |
| Roanoke |
What factors prevented England from establishing a permanent colony in the western hemisphere before 1607?
Consider the motives of early English promoters of colonization like Gilbert, Raleigh, Frobisher, and the Hakluyts. To what extent were such men motivated by idealistic goals? To what extent by economic interests?