Pocahontas was born circa 1596, near Jamestown, Virginia, U.S.A. and died in March 1617 in Gravesend, Kent, England. Her story has fascinated for 400 years, but how many people know that she is buried in the Garden of England, as Kent is known?
Pocahontas was buried in the chancel of the church of St George in 1617, the church was destroyed by fire in 1727 and was rebuilt in 1732.
Pocahontas, also known as Matoaka and Amonute, her native names, and by her Christian name, Rebecca. She was the daughter of Powhatan, also known as Wahunsenacah, who was chief of the Powhatan empire, which consisted of 28 tribes of the Tidewater region.
Pocahontas was a child of 10 or 11 when it is said she interceded to save the life of the colonial leader, John Smith after her father’s men had imprisoned him. She halted his execution by placing herself on top of him as he was about to be executed. Some have doubted the veracity of this account and suggest that Smith’s execution had been misinterpreted.
Pocahontas’ short life was dramatic: after befriending the colonists she was later held hostage and baptised into the Christian faith adopting the name Rebecca. She married Englishman John Rolfe in 1614 they had one son, Thomas. It was on the return journey from England after travelling to the English court of King James I and VI that she fell ill and died.
The statue of Pocahontas that is situated in the peaceful setting of the Church of St George is a replica of one in Jamestown, it was unveiled by the Governor of Virginia on 5 October 1958.
The gorgeous June sunshine was not my friend with today’s snaps, take a look at those that ended up on the blooper reel!
Sources:
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Pocahontas-Powhatan-princess
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Such an interesting read! I had no idea she was buried in England!
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I had to drive through Gravesend yesterday – it was too tempting to resist!
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Thank you for the informative post! I never knew her full (sad) story!
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I did not know that, either. Thanks for braving that unruly sunbeam!
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It was a little annoying 🙂 but such a beautiful day!
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Very interesting post! Hey at least you have some sun. We (NZ) are in the middle of the June with the least sunshine hours in recorded history. ☁️
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It was lovely, but not conducive to photo taking 😀
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Reblogged this on HavingANatter.
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Thanks for the information. I was not aware of this piece
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Wow!! Great information!! As an adult, I’ve been wishing I paid more attention in history class as a kid. Your articles are very informative and fill that need in a fun way. And so many facts that most of the rest of us didn’t know!!
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Thank you 🙂
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I saw the animated movie a long time ago when my kids were small. Very interesting information.
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I would love to visit one day! I knew she died on the return voyage, but I didn’t know she was buried in Kent. The thought never occurred to me to look it up–such a cool story.
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I have always loved the story of Pocahontas. But I do think much legend has grown up around her. Thanks for sharing her story.
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That is a fascinating story.
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Well, who knew…I didn’t we make so many assumptions don’t we so bravo for presenting us with the facts 🙂
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that is a lovely post, I hate to say it but I never knew that she was buried in the UK, well they say you learn something new everyday and this is the one thing for today, very nice and finding out more about her short life, it was always known about her and John Smith but not the other part, thank you
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