How St. Patrick’s Day fueled the American Revolution in Boston in 1776
You know about the leprechauns and the Irish and the pot of gold, but did you know that St. Patrick's Day has another ...
Smithsonian Magazine17d
Was This Little-Known Standoff Between British Soldiers and Colonists the Real Start of the American Revolution?
On February 26, 1775, residents of Salem, Massachusetts, banded together to force the British to withdraw from their town ...
Dorchester Reporter2d
THE US REVOLUTION REVISITED: Washington took fateful gamble atop Dorchester Heights in 1776
On Jan. 24, 1776, Henry Knox, a bold, portly bookseller and former Bostonian, solved the first problem. Having seized Fort Ticonderoga, in upstate New York, he and his men dragged the garrison’s ...
India Today on MSN14d
Marathas, Mughals and British: The treaties of Purandar that reshaped Indian history
The two Treaties of Purandar, signed over a century apart, shaped Indian history. The first, in 1665, was a setback for the Marathas against the Mughals but did not halt their rise. The second, in ...
JSTOR Daily6y
The British Occupation of Newport Rhode Island 1776–1779
79. Anonymous Diarist, “Newport in the Hands of the British,” Historical Magazine 4 (February 1860): 35–36; Entry for 16 January 1778, Ambrose Serle, The American Journal of Ambrose Serle, Secretary ...
BBC1y
The British Empire: An overview
13 colonies in North America were established by the British. These colonies went to war against Britain in 1775 to achieve their freedom, declaring themselves independent on 4 July 1776.
Inside the gothic house of wonders that hosted British royalty
Discover the fascinating history of Strawberry Hill House, Britain’s first and finest example of Gothic Revival architecture ...