Pocahontas To Her English Husband John Rolfe
This poem is Pocahontas’ love letter to John Rolfe. The narrator, Pocahontas, speaks from a Native American perspective, and her words are a testament to her deep love and devotion for her English husband. She is always on the lookout for the white man but she is also a fierce fighter who will do anything to save her. The poem is a heartbreaking tale of two people who are constantly in danger and facing difficulties.
Pocahontas married her English husband and made peace with the Powhatan Indians. This peace led to Jamestown being established and a lull between natives and English. The Rolfes had a son named Thomas, which was instrumental in the settling of Virginia.
Pocahontas, John Rolfe and John Rolfe set out to England after they settled in Jamestown. The English paid for their expenses, and Pocahontas was brought to England to meet the king. The King had Pocahontas present to the English gentry. The Powhatan tribe was willing to allow her to go to England, and the two married in 1616.
The marriage of Pocahontas and John Rolfe brought peace to the Indians. The peace and the chance to trade with the English were greatly appreciated by the Powhatan Indians. Thomas was also a son of the Rolfes. Thomas was born to the couple after they had married. The Virginia Company of London, who had sponsored their settlement of Jamestown, thought that Pocahontas could enlist their support and increase their interest in the colony.
In 1615, Pocahontas gave birth to her first child. She was received by the English gentry of the colony. She was presented to King James I in 1616. During her time in England, she contracted smallpox. Her husband was killed in a Native American massacre, 1622. Thomas, her son, was born just a few years prior to her marriage with John Rolfe.
Peace between the Indians, English and English was made possible by Pocahontas’ marriage to Samuel Argall. It also helped the English establish their colony, allowing the two men to establish their own business and trade. They both paved the way for the establishment of Jamestown. A few centuries later, they married and sailed back to England, and eventually settled the town of Jamestown.
The marriage of Pocahontas with John Rolfe led to peace between the Indians and the English. Thomas was born to the couple after their marriage. The two were able to settle Jamestown together in 1614. The settlers of Jamestown were inspired by the plight of Pocahontas. Their joy and happiness will be cherished for generations.
The marriage of Pocahontas to the English was a success. The marriage made the Indians accept the English as equals. Pocahontas and the Rolfe were happy to welcome the English, and they had a son named Thomas. This relationship helped the colonists settle the town of Jamestown. And, it helped the English.
When the Rolfe family returned to England, they were accompanied by a dozen Powhatan women and men. The couple attended a masquerade in England. Pocahontas was seated next Queen Anne and King James I. At the masque, Pocahontas was seen as an influential woman, and the English recognized her as a queen.
Pocahontas’s marriage to John Rolfe was a happy union for both women. Although the English were apprehensive at the thought of Pocahontas’s religious beliefs, they were not likely to kill her. They were forced to marry, and she was baptized in England by an Englishman.
