Virginia Company of London
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The Virginia Company of London was a division of the Virginia Company with responsibility for colonizing the east coast of North America between latitudes 34° and 41° N.
Original seal of the London Company of Virginia
Jamestown settler dead in the swamp. Painting by Sydney King of the US National Park Service.
John Smith (explorer)
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John Smith was an English soldier, explorer, admiral of New England, and author. He was knighted for his services to Sigismund Báthory, Prince of Transylvania, and his friend Mózes Székely. Following
An illustration of Smith in 1624
Window in St Helena's Church, Willoughby, Lincolnshire, displaying Smith's coat of arms
Statue of Smith in Historic Jamestown
John Smith taking the King of Pamunkey prisoner (1624 history)