The Lost Colony of Roanoke

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[Chapters]
00:00 Intro
01:05 Chapter I: The Failed Colony
07:17 Chapter II: The Lost Colony
12:04 Chapter III: Return to Roanoke
16:12 Chapter IV: Centuries of Breadcrumbs
22:44 Chapter V: Site X
27:20 Outro

[paulswartz]

“Why was everyone named John?” He doesn’t make jokes often in these videos, but he hits every single one.

[EliBartlett]

I bet this guy was absolutely fire at writing essays in highschool.

[CommanderTK]

So you’re telling me.. this story could’ve been made a whole hell of a lot clearer (or at least prevented so many possibilities) if the anchor didn’t malfunction on the ship.

[The_Horizon]

I remember we had to learn this in school but it was hair-pulling boring. Now I am stuck to my screen watching this. Good work!

[TwilightLanayru]

I like the idea that the first tree only said “Cro” because they started writing it and ran out of room. “Oh dang, that tree by the fort was bigger, I should go over there” lol

[annastasia]

“Why was everyone named John” should have its own video lol

[MollyTheLag]

"why was everyone named john"
these are the real questions

[nathanmay]

Bro imagine leaving your family somewhere across the ocean, come back, and they left. Then you figured out they left to a island nearby, but because of the anchor snapping you can't go there, and never will ever again. Bro I honestly feel horrible for John.

[slimymander]

"Why was everyone named John?"
_No, no. He's got a point_

[Snapeserverussnape]

I must say, they hid so promisingly from Spain that even their own country and the whole world can't find them.

[JimFourOneTwoThree]

Imagine how much clearer this whole thing would’ve been if they wrote “We’re going to Croatoan lmao” on the tree instead

[BruneSixtine]

500 km North "Why was everyone named Jean" ?
500 km South "Why was everyone named Juan" ?

[my.name_]

colonist1: "oh shit gotta re route to the mainlands."
colonist2: "oh fk, already wrote croatoan on the tree."
colonist1: "oh fk."

[ellusiv]

I love how no matter how high quality Lemmino's content get, his humor isn't discarded.

[jaredgarbo]

One thing I would like to add. The "grey eyes" is actually how people used to refer to people with blue eyes up until fairly recently.

[brendans.]

It was 2006. I was 11. I was in my History class reading through the textbook. My eyes read over a section about Roanoke and how all that was left was a note. I was so pissed there was no more information or some sort of resolution. It stuck with me forever, I remember my brain going through all these different ways they could have disappeared. I’m almost 26 now.

[drunkdog]

John White: "I need to find my family and my colony!"
Anchor: No.

[joelcoulon]

This channel is truly the definition of quality over quantity

[GoodGuyAlexx]

Lemmino should have his own Netflix show

[nickcara]

The poor man had to spend the rest of his days helplessly wondering what became of his own next of kin and the dozens of other people entrusted to his care, never to see his daughter nor newborn granddaughter ever again. May you have found your lost colony in the next world, John White.