Perhaps someone did not understand the difference between the class referred to as "gentleman" and "nobility."
It wouldn't be the first time that educators' loose misinterpretations have become the rule.

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Melinda C. P. Skinner
Richmond, VA


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From: Emily Rose <[log in to unmask]>
> I have just come across state history standards that indicate English 
> noblemen settled Virginia.
> Could someone please identify the important noblemen they have in mind?
> [The statement would seem to preclude Lord de la Warr]
> Thanks, Emily
> 
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