John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, governor, and sea captain. Ratcliffe became the second president of the colony of Jamestown. He was executed by the Pamunkey Native Americans in the winter 1609–1610.

John Ratcliffe was an explorer and colonist from England. In 1607, Ratcliffe became governor of Jamestown in Virginia and in 1609, Ratcliffe was executed by a group of Pamunkey who killed him by flaying him.

John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, governor, and sea captain. Ratcliffe became the second president of the colony of Jamestown. He was executed by the Pamunkey Native Americans in the winter 1609–1610. Quick Facts Captain, Born ... John Sicklemore was born in Lancashire.

2024年5月23日 · Captain John Ratcliffe was the English commander of the Discovery ship that reached the state of Virginia, from England, on 26 April, 1607. The Discovery had a crew of 21 men and was the smallest of the three ships in the colonial expedition.

2023年9月11日 · Governor Ratcliffe is the main antagonist in Disney’s animated film, Pocahontas. As the leader of the English settlement in Jamestown, he is driven by his greed to find gold in the New World. Ratcliffe is based on a real historical figure.

2023年8月1日 · Ratcliffe was a wise and insightful president, but he fell out of favour with many colonists after enlisting men to build a governor's house. Many colonists also disagreed with how he handled trade with the natives and how he performed during the food shortages during the summer of 1608.

The real life version of Governor John Ratcliffe was a far more positive figure as he never tried to exterminate the Natives, but actually tried to negotiate with them and war erupted because of the hostility of Chief Powhatan.

2023年10月16日 · John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, mariner and captain of Discovery, the smallest of three ships (the other two being The Susan Constant and The Godspeed) that sailed from the Kingdom of England on 19 December 1606, to English-claimed Virginia to found a colony, arriving 26 April 1607.

John Ratcliffe (born John Sicklemore; 1549 – December 1609) was an early Jamestown colonist, mariner and captain of Discovery, the smallest of three ships (the other two being Susan Constant and Godspeed) that sailed from the Kingdom of England on 19 December 1606, to English-claimed Virginia to found a colony, arriving 26 April 1607.

John Ratcliffe commanded the Discovery and became a councillor of the Jamestown Colony. He became president of the colony upon the deposition of Edward Maria Wingfield on September 10, 1607. Ratcliffe himself was removed in July 1608, and was succeeded by Matthew Scrivener.