Matoaka Pocahontas, the legendary daughter of Powhatan, has been one of the most misunderstood people in American history.
The last chapter of her life is particularly intriguing.
She was sent to England to meet King James Ist. It was part investment trip for the Virginia colonies. Part a spy trip for her father to check out his potential enemies.
Matoaka Pocahontas was relatively well-treated by the English Royal Court. One commentator described her, "as the most noble person there..."
But when Matoaka left England, she boarded a ship, had dinner with her old kidnapper - the man who had human trafficked her - and was dead within two days.
Was her death from natural causes or was the real cause much darker...?
CrimeWaves investigates..
Music Used:
John Dowland’s Flow My Tears
An exercept from Ben Johnson’s Masque
Haul on the Bowline - A song the English sailors would have sung.
New Jersey Folk Festival showcase of Powhatan culture
00:00 The Early Life of Matoaka
03:50 Intro
05:53 Her Story
10:26 The Kidnapping of Matoaka
12:31 The Imprisonment of Matoaka
17:37 Matoaka in England
24:39 The Death of Matoaka
37:27 Outro
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