The English Colony That Was Traded for New York

Willoughbyland: England's Forgotten South American Colony

In 1666, a hurricane destroyed the English fleet sent to recapture St Kitts, killing its commander, Francis Lord Willoughby. Willoughby had founded a colony in what is now Suriname, a verdant but dangerous settlement that was later exchanged for New York. This article recounts the rise and fall of Willoughbyland, a forgotten chapter in England's colonial history.