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."
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| instanceOf |
English writer
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colonist → explorer of North America → human → |
| activeYears |
early 17th century
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| associatedWith |
Jamestown colony
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Sir George Somers → Sir Thomas Gates → William Shakespeare → |
| birthPlace |
Saffron Walden, Essex, England
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| birthYear |
1572
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| citizenship |
Kingdom of England
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| deathPlace |
London, England
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| deathYear |
1621
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| 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
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Gonville and Caius College, Cambridge NERFINISHED → |
| employer |
Virginia Company of London
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| genre |
colonial history
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travel writing → |
| influenced |
The Tempest
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| knownFor |
account of the Sea Venture shipwreck
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influencing William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest → |
| language |
English
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| maritalStatus |
married
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| name |
William Strachey
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| nationality |
English
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| occupation |
colonist
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secretary → writer → |
| participantIn |
Sea Venture expedition to Virginia
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early English colonization of Virginia → shipwreck of the Sea Venture on Bermuda → |
| positionHeld |
secretary and recorder for the Virginia Company in London
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secretary of the Virginia colony → |
| religion |
Church of England
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| residence |
London
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| subjectOf |
scholarly debate on sources of The Tempest
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| traveledTo |
Bermuda
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Jamestown, Virginia → Virginia → |
| wrote |
A True Reportory of the Wracke, and Redemption of Sir Thomas Gates Knight
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The Historie of Travaile into Virginia Britannia → |
Referenced by (6)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Sea Venture
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associatedPerson |
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Sea Venture shipwreck
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associatedWith |
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Sea Venture
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carriedPassenger |
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Deliverance
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carriedPerson |
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Sea Venture
("William Strachey's letter "A True Reportory of the Wrack"")
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documentedIn |
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William Strachey
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name |