#roanokeisland — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #roanokeisland, aggregated by home.social.
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Roanoke Marshes Lighthouse. #obx #roanokeisland #manteo
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@claralistensprechen3rd @Lassielmr @TheEconomist @GreenFire
#UK #England #Scotland #Ireland #History
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...has been in this game since the coronation of the first and last #Stuart Queen, Anne, in 1702. ;)
The #BritishEmpire came (arguably) into existence with #QueenElizabethI's permission for #WalterRaleigh to set up a colony in N-America (#RoanokeIsland) 1) and was cemented by the the 1713 #TreatyOfUtrecht which ended the #WarOfTheSpanishSecession, significantly enlarging #GB.
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