The History of Williamsburg
Tsenacomoco and the Powhatan Chiefdom Long before European colonization, the land bounded by the western fall line and the rivers known today as the...
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Republican Motherhood
In many ways, the American Revolution saw women acting far outside their traditional gender roles. While men left their homes, farms, and businesses...
Black Spies of the American Revolution
Even 250 years after the events of the American Revolution, there is much that historians are still piecing together about the activities of spies...
Common Diseases of the 18th and 19th Century
In an age before modern medicine, getting sick from disease was a scary but normal part of life. There were several common illnesses that were found...
Molly Pitcher and the Battle of Monmouth
On June 28, 1778, a vicious battle raged several miles west of present-day Freehold, New Jersey. It included some of the longest sustained combat of...
The Daring Exploits of Elizabeth, Grace, and Rachel Martin
In learning of the imminent passing of a British courier that carried crucial dispatches through South Carolina’s Ninety Six District, Elizabeth...
Virginia House of Burgesses
In 2019, Virginia celebrated the 400th anniversary of the first representative legislative assembly in North America. While the idea of representation...
Retracing Our Steps
Studying the terrain to analyze how the action unfolded on Revolutionary War battlefields isn’t just a modern pursuit. It was the first order of...
Carved in Stone
The John Stevens Shop has been hand chiseling monuments and grave markers for great leaders, war heroes and everyday people for 316 years. Recently...
Weathering the Storm: The Battle of Rhode Island
Learn more about the Battle of Road Island, planned as a combined operation between the Americans and their new French allies, to trap and defeat a...
Viva Lafayette: Hero of Two Worlds
Excerpt from "Hero of Two Worlds: The Marquis de Lafayette in the Age of Revolution" by Mike Duncan
Oceans Rise Empires Fall
European involvement in America's campaign for Independence swiftly spread the war around the world on the high seas. Suddenly, clashes between the...