History's Greatest Mysteries

9:00 AM to 10:00 AM
Friday 6 December
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The Lost Colony of Roanoke

Season 4 Episode 4

Actor Laurence Fishburne explores the possible fate of 117 men, women and children who, in 1587, came ashore on Roanoke Island intending to establish a permanent English settlement in the New World. Their loss came to light in 1590, when English ships returned to bring supplies and found the island deserted

History's Greatest Mysteries airs on Sky History 2 at 9:00 AM, Friday 6 December. (Subtitles.)
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