<P> The first English overseas settlements were established in Ireland , quickly followed by others in North America , Bermuda , and the West Indies , and by trading posts called `` factories '' in the East Indies , such as Bantam , and in the Indian subcontinent , beginning with Surat . In 1639 , a series of English fortresses on the Indian coast was initiated with Fort St George . In 1661 , the marriage of King Charles II to Catherine of Braganza brought him as part of her dowry new possessions which until then had been Portuguese , including Tangier in North Africa and Bombay in India . </P>
<P> The first English overseas settlements were established in Ireland , quickly followed by others in North America , Bermuda , and the West Indies , and by trading posts called `` factories '' in the East Indies , such as Bantam , and in the Indian subcontinent , beginning with Surat . In 1639 , a series of English fortresses on the Indian coast was initiated with Fort St George . In 1661 , the marriage of King Charles II to Catherine of Braganza brought him as part of her dowry new possessions which until then had been Portuguese , including Tangier in North Africa and Bombay in India . </P>
what was the name of england 's first overseas colony
what was the name of england 's first overseas colony
Ireland
Ireland