Virginia Company

Events

3

Episodes

4

Years

1606–1624

Every event in Historedia whose sources name Virginia Company, with the role they cite and all of that event’s episodes. This is not a biography, and mentions are grouped by name, so two people with the same name can share this page.

Events and episodes

1. Adoption of the First Charter of Virginia

   1606

   Role: Recipient of land rights

   1. 1April 10, 1606 · VirginiaAdoption of the First Charter

      King James I formally issued the First Charter of Virginia to the Virginia Company on April 10, 1606, establishing the legal basis for English settlement.

2. First convening of the House of Burgesses in Jamestown

   1619

   Role: Appointing Authority for Council of State

   1. 2July 30, 1619 · Jamestown IslandFirst Convening of the General Assembly

      The Virginia General Assembly convened in Jamestown on July 30, 1619, as the first representative legislature in the Americas.

3. Revocation of Virginia charter

   1624

   Role: Proprietary company dissolved

   1. 31624 · Virginia ColonyGovernance Transition

      The colony retained the House of Burgesses for representative government while shifting to royal legal authority.

   2. 424 May 1624 · Virginia ColonyCharter Revocation

      King James I dissolved the Virginia Company on 24 May 1624, converting Virginia into a royal colony.

Sources

1. First Virginia Charter Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03
2. House of Burgesses Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-15
3. Virginia Company Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-03