Roanoke: The Colony That Vanished Without a Trace

In this episode of Nowt But History, Dan and Connor head to the windswept coast of early America to uncover one of history’s greatest unsolved mysteries — the disappearance of the Lost Colony of Roanoke.

Over 100 settlers arrive in the New World hoping to build England’s first permanent colony… then seemingly vanish into thin air. No bodies. No battle. Just one cryptic word carved into wood: “Croatoan.”

We dive into the brutal conditions of colonial life, the tensions between settlers and Indigenous tribes, the desperate voyage back to England, and the endless theories that still surround the colony today. Were they massacred? Did they assimilate? Or did something even stranger happen?

Expect mystery, survival, disastrous planning, and the usual chaotic tangents as we unravel the story of America’s original missing persons case.