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Relationships

Tales have linked Pocahontas and John Smith romantically, but history suggests that their relationship was platonic.

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Marriage to John Rolfe

Around the time of her baptism in 1613, Pocahontas met an English settler named John Rolfe. Although she was only 19-years-old, it was to be her second marriage...and for 28-year-old Rolfe, it was his second marriage as well. Their marriage soon became a symbolic bridge across the waters of the Atlantic.

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Religious Influence

Part of the reason that Pocahontas made such an impact in American history -- and in England as well -- is because of her conversion to Christianity.

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Image of Pocahontas

A British publisher, Cassell and Company, undertook Pocahontas as a trademark.

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Saving John Smith

Part of the Pocahontas legend is the now fabled rescue in 1607 of Jamestown settler Captain John Smith. However, historians have discussed and debated over the years whether it actually happened...although John Smith records in the book he wrote about Virginia that it did.

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Pocahontas and the English

Many historians believe if it weren't for Pocahontas, the Jamestown settlement would never have survived.

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Trip to England

In 1616, just two years after their wedding, John Rolfe took Pocahontas to England by arrangement of The Virginia Company, the organization that sponsored the settlement of Jamestown. She was to be the goodwill ambassador.

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Legacy of Pocahontas

In the spring of 1617, Pocahontas met her death as she prepared to sail back to America.

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Introduction to Pocahontas: Her Life and Legend

In all of American history, there are few figures more revered or better known than Pocahontas.

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Reconfiguring Virginia: Introduction

This program looks at why some Virginians decided to take the state out of the union, and why other Virginians decided to divide Virginia and form a new state.

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