WILLIAMSBURG — With the nation’s 250th anniversary barely a year away, nearly 600 scholarly, cultural and civic leaders ...

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

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the nation’s founding. Flora stayed in the Portsmouth area, operating ...

Blame the Patriots more than the cunning Dunmore. Norfolk native Andrew Lawler’s latest book is a lively gathering of ...

In 1774, the Virginia House of Burgesses (the colonial legislature) declared its support for Boston’s resistance to English repression. The British Governor responded by dissolving it.

But he had difficult relations with Virginia’s House of Burgesses, and his hold on power ... Dunmore fled the Colonial capital of Williamsburg and, after being wounded by rebels, took refuge ...

The Ketoctin Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution on Tuesday celebrated 75 years of promoting historical ...

You’ll recall that last year, in 1774, our House of Burgesses called for a day of ... Sources consulted: Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, Historic St. John’s Church, “Virginia: The New Dominion” by ...