Elizabeth

(1533-1603), Queen of England from 1558 to 1603, granted in 1578 to Sir Humphrey Gilbert letters patent to conquer and po e any heathen lands not already in the hands of Christians. Gilbert's expedition failed. In 1584 Elizabeth granted a similar charter to Raleigh, In 1585, with the Queen’s a istance, Raleigh sent seven ve els and 100 colonists to settle in Virginia, which had been taken in the Queen’s name under the charter of 1584 and named by Elizabeth. In 1602 Gosnold named (one of) the Elizabeth Islands for her.