Delivered 250 years ago, the famous oration marked the height of Henry's influence. But the politician also served in key ...

The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Vol. 9, No. 3, Jan., 1902 Members of the Virginia House of Burgess... Members of the Virginia House of Burgesses, 1688 This is the metadata section. Skip ...

As tensions grew between American colonists and the British crown, the strategic importance of the largest, wealthiest colony ...

Did Patrick Henry just lead us into war? Or is that war already upon us? These are the questions we must now confront after ...

1607: First permanent English colony in North America was established in Jamestowne. 1661: Virginia's House of Burgesses established the lifelong servitude of Africans. 1790: Virginia's slave ...

The William and Mary College Quarterly Historical Magazine Vol. 22, No. 1, Jul., 1913 Notes from the Journal of the House of B... Notes from the Journal of the House of Burgesses, 1727-1734 This is ...