The New World Part One
July 1587 Robert Dudley, the elder son of Guilford and Jane, thought that he had never been so happy to see dry land. Robert was amongst the crew sailing to the New World aboard The Lion with John White in an attempt to set up a permanent colony there. Jane had appreciated her son's sense of adventure and wanderlust but had been hesitant to see him depart for a journey that was expected to take at least two months. She knew that such a journey held the prospect of many hazards. Guilford was, predictably, more enthusiastic about his son's plans. "This is the opportunity of a lifetime," he had said. "Why, I'd go along as well if I were younger." "You wouldn't!" Jane had said. He had just grinned at her. "Why, I believe you would," she had amended. "I love you, son," she had told
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