1606Apr, 10
The Virginia Company of London is established by royal charter by James I of England with the purpose of establishing colonial settlements in North America.
The London Company, officially known as the Virginia Company of London, was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.
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- 31Jan
Guy Fawkes
Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes is executed for plotting against Parliament and King James. - 19Dec
Godspeed (ship)
The Susan Constant, the Godspeed, and the Discovery depart England carrying settlers who founded, at Jamestown, Virginia, the first of the thirteen colonies that became the United States.