The new silver exhibit “Silver from Modest to Majestic,” which officially opens May 24, shows pieces of silver from Colonial ...

NEW KENT — The 250th anniversary of Patrick Henry and his Hanover County volunteer militia’s march through New Kent County en ...

After the “shot heard round the world” started the Revolutionary War, Williamsburg found itself on the threshold of its own “first shot” and only the coolest heads and calmest spirits ...

For years the chandelier hung in the Governor’s Palace ... Colonial Williamsburg Foundation Other recently acquired highlights of the silver collection include the earliest-known Virginia ...

The American Revolution, a six-part, 12-hour PBS documentary, is set to premiere in November, months before the nation's semiquincentennial.

If you've got a young history buff, Colonial Williamsburg is the perfect weekend getaway from DC that's both educational and ...

Colonial Williamsburg sits in the center of its succeeding city of the same name. Popular stops include the Governor's Palace, the Magazine (home of the colony's weaponry and ammunition), the old ...

Fatefully, without knowledge of the battles up north, just two days later on April 21 in Williamsburg, the Gunpowder Incident occurred. Lord Dunmore, Virginia’s royal governor, ordered British ...

Colonial Williamsburg: Williamsburg, Virginia In Colonial Williamsburg ... Top attractions in Colonial Williamsburg include the Capitol, Governor’s Palace, George Wythe House and Bruton Parish ...

The Virginia ... s taxation of the Colonies. A messenger caught up with Henry before he crossed the Hanover County line, and he turned around. On May 2, the Hanover militia — with Henry at its head — ...