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

A new exhibit at the Virginia Museum of History and Culture delves into Virginia’s pivotal role in the American Revolution, ...

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

The role of Billy Flora, a free Black man, in this pivotal victory — and the erosion later of rights — show a paradox of the ...

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

In June 1774, Virginia’s House of Burgesses responded to Britain’s punitive closure of Boston’s port with a resolution calling for a day of fasting and prayer in support of the Massachusetts ...

But he had difficult relations with Virginia’s House of Burgesses, and his hold on power waned as the colonists’ desire for separation from Great Britain grew, famously exemplified by Patrick ...

America celebrates its 250th anniversary as a nation on July 4, 2026, the date the Declaration of Independence was signed.

As Virginia's first female newspaper publisher, Clementina Rind emphasized women's viewpoints and collaborated with prominent ...

(Courtesy of the Jamestown-Yorktown Foundation) A 1723 law denied free Black men the right to vote for representatives in Virginia’s Colonial legislature, the House of Burgesses. Flora ...

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