William Strachey
English writer (1572–1621)
Biography
William Strachey (4 April 1572 – buried 16 August 1621) was an English writer whose works are among the primary sources for the early history of the English colonisation of North America. He is best remembered today as the eye-witness reporter of the 1609 shipwreck on the uninhabited island of Bermuda of the colonial ship Sea Venture, which was caught in a hurricane while sailing to Virginia. The survivors eventually reached Virginia after building two small ships during the ten months they spent on the island. His account of the incident and of the Virginia colony is thought by most Shakespearean scholars to have been a source for Shakespeare's play The Tempest.
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Family
- Spouse(s)
- Frances Forster
- Children
- William Strachey
- Parents
- William StracheyMary Cooke
Quick answers about William Strachey
- How old was William Strachey?
- William Strachey died on June 1621 at the age of 49.
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- William Strachey was born on April 4, 1572.
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- William Strachey was born in Saffron Walden.
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- William Strachey's zodiac sign is Aries.
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- William Strachey is a citizen of United Kingdom.
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- William Strachey is known as historian, writer.
- Who has William Strachey been married to?
- According to Wikidata, William Strachey's spouse is or was Frances Forster.
- How many children did William Strachey have?
- Wikidata lists 1 child of William Strachey.
