Historical Conquest Team
Feb 28, 2023
Pocahontas (1595/1596 – 1617) (W8:D2)
Have you ever written in a journal or kept a record of your early years? Has your mom or dad written down their early memories of you in...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 27, 2023
Jamestown (1607) (W8:D1)
Though Sir Walter Raleigh failed to establish Roanoke as the first English settlement, James I, King of England was set on creating the...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 15, 2023
James VI of Scotland and I of England (1566 – 1625)
(1566 – 1625) Childhood (W7:D3): Every family is different, and some have more apparent problems than others - issues that are seen by...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 14, 2023
Sir Walter Raleigh (1552 - 1618) and the Lost Colony of Roanoke (1587) (W7:D2)
- The outer banks of North Carolina was explored by Giovanni da Verrazzano, in 1524, who promptly returned to Francis I, King of France,...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 7, 2023
BRITISH EXPLORATION OF “AMERICA” (W7:D1)
John Cabot (1450 - 1500) – The greatest geopolitical issue of these days was trade; to be more specific, the Spice Trade between Europe...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 6, 2023
Ferdinand Magellan (1480-1521) (W6:D3)
Born into Portuguese nobility, Magellan became a page to Queen Eleanor. By the age of 25, he was ready for a new career in exploration...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 5, 2023
Vasco Nunez de Balboa & Francisco Pizarro (W6: Days 1&2)
Vasco Nunez de Balboa (1475-1519) (W6:D1) Born to wealth, Vasco Nunez de Balboa wanted to declare his independence and claim the...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 4, 2023
Juan Ponce de Leon (1474-1521) (W5:D3)
Born into nobility, Juan started his career at a young age, serving as a squire to a Knight, and a page to the royal courts of Aragon. He...
Historical Conquest Team
Feb 3, 2023
SPANISH EXPLORATION OF “AMERICA” (W5:D1)
Conquest of Cuba – During Columbus’s first voyage, they left Hispaniola and sailed west to find a large island that they mistook for the...
