Archaeologists at Jamestown, Virginia—the site of the first permanent English settlement in North America—have uncovered rare evidence tied to the first revolt in the British colonies. In September ...
While placing lights at the front of Historic Jamestowne’s memorial church ahead of its 2019 reopening, Jamestown Rediscovery’s Senior Staff Archaeologist Sean Romo made an interesting discovery: burn ...
JAMESTOWN — Jamestown Rediscovery is looking back on the failed rebellion that led to the site’s burning nearly 350 years ago. To reflect the history of Bacon’s Rebellion, which peaked on Sept. 19, ...
"[We must defend ourselves] against all Indians in generall, for that they were all Enemies." This was the unequivocal view of Nathaniel Bacon, a young, wealthy Englishman who had recently settled in ...
For more than a century historians have believed the Jamestown Church tower was constructed in the late 1630s. However, over the last decade or so, archaeologist and historians have come to think the ...
JAMESTOWN, VIRGINIA—The Virginia Gazette reports that new excavations at the site of the memorial church at Jamestown have uncovered intact burn deposits and several artifacts. The burned surface is ...
Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! Joanna Braswell, Preservation VA, Bacon's Castle Site Coordinator, discusses Bacon's Rebellion in 1676. ** This clip is part of C-SPAN Classroom's ...
User-Created Clip by CSPANCLASSROOM March 31, 2015 2015-03-29T18:03:04-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/6a0/20150329180605003_hd.jpgJoanna Braswell, Preservation ...