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The Conspirators Podcast

Ep. 283 - The Lost Colony of Roanoke

The Conspirators Podcast

The Conspirators Podcast

History, Society & Culture

4.81.2K Ratings

🗓️ 13 April 2026

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

One of the oldest and most famous mysteries in American history is without a doubt the disappearance of the colony of Roanoke Island. In this episode, I break down the mystery, and tell you how modern researchers think they may finally have solved it. Notes: https://www.amazon.com/Lost-Colony-Hatteras-Island/dp/1467144339 https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/mystery-roanoke-endures-yet-another-cruel-twist-180962837/ https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/new-evidence-roanoke-colonys-disappearance-180976248/ https://www.history.com/articles/what-happened-to-the-lost-colony-of-roanoke https://www.nationalgeographic.com/history/article/131208-roanoke-lost-colony-discovery-history-raleigh Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

Welcome to True Spies.

0:02.0

The podcast that takes you deep inside the greatest secret missions of all time.

0:08.0

Suddenly out of the dark that's appeared in Laubman.

0:10.0

You'll meet the people who live life undercover.

0:13.0

What do they know? What are their skills?

0:16.0

And what would you do in their position?

0:18.0

Vengeance felt good.

0:20.0

Seeing these people pay for what they'd done felt

0:23.6

righteous. True spies from Spyscape Studios, wherever you get your podcasts. It was the silence that

0:33.5

struck him at first. Governor John White was excited when he saw the island growing larger in the distance.

0:40.2

It had been far too long since he had left his family and fellow colonists behind.

0:45.0

But as his men rode closer to shore, that excitement gave way to a growing sense of dread.

0:50.5

There was something wrong.

0:53.2

It was August of 1590.

0:55.6

Three years had passed since Governor White had last set foot on this island off the coast of

1:00.4

what would become North Carolina.

1:04.1

He had expected to be back within six months, a year at the latest.

1:09.1

But England's war with Spain had delayed him.

1:12.7

John White had left behind his beloved daughter Eleanor, as well as his infant granddaughter,

1:18.3

Virginia Dare, the first English child born in the New World.

1:24.0

The baby had been barely a week old when he set sail.

1:30.3

Now today was what should have been her third birthday.

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