In April 1586, Queen Elizabeth I acquired a new & exotic title. A tribe of North American Indians had made her their weroanza
- `big chief`. The news was received with great joy, both by the Queen & her favourite, Sir Walter Ralegh. His first American expedition had brought back a captive, Manteo, whose tattooed face had enthralled Elizabethan London. Now Manteo was returned to his homeland as Lord & Governor. Ralegh`s gamble would result in the first English settlement in the New World, but it would also lead to a riddle whose solution lay hidden in the forests of Virginia. A tale of heroism & mystery, BIG CHIEF ELIZABETH is illuminated by first-hand accounts to reveal a remarkable & long-forgotten story.