'Envisioning an English Empire' brings together leading historians and literary scholars to reframe our understanding of the history of Jamestown and the literature of empire that emerged from it.
Envisioning an English Empire examines the founding of Jamestown in 1607 within its global, political, and cultural contexts.
Chronicles the experiences of the first English settlers that colonized the future United States, and explains how Jamestown set the precedent for North American slavery, Native American conflicts, and representative government.
What if Jamestown--the first permanent English settlement in North America--had collapsed? Would efforts to establish an English colony have been abandoned? Would other European powers such as the Spanish, Dutch, or French have moved into the mid-Atlantic region instead? Without…
What if Jamestown--the first permanent English settlement in North America--had collapsed? Would efforts to establish an English colony have been abandoned? Would other European powers such as the Spanish, Dutch, or French have moved into the mid-Atlantic region instead? Without…
1607 vividly tells the story of the founding of Jamestown, recounting the situation of the original Indian inhabitants, the arrival of the British settlers 400 years ago, the building of the town, and modern excavations at the site. Along the way, we meet such familiar figures a…
"The stories in this book, drawn from the pages of the popular history magazine Colonial Williamsburg, are gathered here to commemorate the 400th anniversary of the first English settlement in North America. Written by prominent historians and journalists and lavishly illustrate…
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.
A brief biography of the seventeenth-century Indian princess who befriended Captain John Smith and the English settlers of Jamestown.