William Strachey
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William Strachey was an English writer and early colonist in Virginia best known for his detailed account of the Sea Venture shipwreck, which is thought to have influenced Shakespeare’s "The Tempest."
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William Strachey's letter "A True Reportory of the Wrack" | 1 |
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
English writer
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colonist ⓘ explorer of North America ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeYears | early 17th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jamestown
ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown colony
George Somers ⓘ
surface form:
Sir George Somers
Sir Thomas Gates ⓘ William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Saffron Walden
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surface form:
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
|
| birthYear | 1572 ⓘ |
| citizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| deathPlace | London, England ⓘ |
| deathYear | 1621 ⓘ |
| documented |
conditions in early Jamestown
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relations between English colonists and Indigenous peoples in Virginia ⓘ the 1609 Sea Venture shipwreck on Bermuda ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Cambridge University
NERFINISHED
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Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Virginia Company of London ⓘ |
| genre |
colonial history
ⓘ
travel writing ⓘ |
| influenced | The Tempest ⓘ |
| knownFor |
account of the Sea Venture shipwreck
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influencing William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| maritalStatus | married ⓘ |
| name | William Strachey self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| occupation |
colonist
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secretary ⓘ writer ⓘ |
| participantIn |
Sea Venture
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surface form:
Sea Venture expedition to Virginia
early English colonization of Virginia ⓘ Sea Venture shipwreck ⓘ
surface form:
shipwreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda
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| positionHeld |
secretary and recorder for the Virginia Company in London
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secretary of the Virginia colony ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| subjectOf | scholarly debate on sources of The Tempest ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
Bermuda
NERFINISHED
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Jamestown ⓘ
surface form:
Jamestown, Virginia
Virginia ⓘ |
| wrote |
A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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The Generall Historie of Virginia, New-England, and the Summer Isles ⓘ
surface form:
The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia
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Referenced by (6)
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this entity surface form:
William Strachey's letter "A True Reportory of the Wrack"