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 ...

Patrick Henry introduced three resolutions to the Second Virginia Convention when he delivered his famous “Liberty or Death” ...

The war has actually begun ... Courtesy of Scottish National Gallery Lord Dunmore was determined to get the powder first; facts uncovered later revealed that some time before he directed the ...

Inside the steeple of Old North Church and among the Southern Colonies, less familiar stories of the events from 250 years ...

Henry’s passionate plea to train militias — troops — for the impending war was narrowly adopted ... of patriot forces over Royal Governor Lord Dunmore and his minions. Cecere and his ...

The battles, which emerged from a gathering revolutionary crisis, predicted the outcome of the war: the victory of the ...

Another myth is the claim that Revere shouted along the way, “the British are coming!” That shout did not appear in history ...

The printed version, Raphael wrote, “reflects the agendas of 19th century nationalists who were fond of romanticizing war ... s royal governor, Lord Dunmore, offered freedom to enslaved ...

Our state flag is essentially a Civil War monument that we today render in nylon ... On this date, Virginia’s royal governor, Lord Dunmore, saw unrest spreading and wanted to make sure things didn’t ...