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Raleigh colonizes Virginia

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Litencyc Editors (Independent Scholar - Europe)
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Virginia claimed for England, named after the Virgin Queen, Elizabeth I.

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Citation: Editors, Litencyc. "Raleigh colonizes Virginia". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 January 2010 [https://www.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=928, accessed 09 June 2026.]

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