Virginia Company
Videos
The Virginia Company was an English trading company chartered by King James I on 10 April 1606 with the objective of colonizing the eastern coast of America. The coast was named Virginia, after Elizab
The Indian massacre of 1622
Somers Isles Company
Videos
The Somers Isles Company was formed in 1615 to operate the English colony of the Somers Isles, also known as Bermuda, as a commercial venture. It held a royal charter for Bermuda until 1684, when it w
"The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles", by Captain John Smith
