All posts tagged "George III"
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8.2K1ConnecticutConnecticut Battles Pennsylvania in the Pennamite Wars
The Pennamite Wars between Connecticut and Pennsylvania involved some of the worst brutality of the Revolutionary era. They also resulted in the...
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7.5K2Arts and LeisureSix Historic Buildings With a Clerestory
The clerestory window makes a lot of sense in New England because of the short, short days during the long, long winter....
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4.5KPolitics and MilitaryIsrael Potter, Revolutionary POW, Hobnobs in Europe With a King and 2 Founding Fathers
Israel Potter, a Revolutionary War POW, spent 50 years in exile in England, where he met King George III, Benjamin Franklin and...
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7.4KArts and LeisureAmos Doolittle, Connecticut’s Paul Revere
Amos Doolittle didn’t let a little political disagreement get in the way of creating the most important images of the American Revolution....
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11.2K11Connecticut16 Fun Facts About Noah Webster, the Dictionary Writer Who Was Slightly Nuts
Noah Webster was an odd duck, a famously fussy lexicographer who not only Americanized the English language but created the idea of...
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11.7K2New England PlacesSix Loyalist Houses
A Loyalist House was likely to be seized and sold when the American Revolution broke out. Many colonies passed laws that let...
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12.6K8Connecticut6 Revolutionary Taverns
The American Revolution probably wouldn’t have happened had it not been for the Revolutionary taverns where patriots and Loyalists gathered to talk...
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6.8K3Crime and ScandalThe Scandalous Wedding of Gov. John Wentworth
John Wentworth followed his uncle Benning by serving as royal governor of New Hampshire – and by taking a bride in a...
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4.1KMassachusettsBoston Celebrates the Birth of a Prince in 1718 – and Lots of Other Royal Milestones
In provincial Boston, the birth of a prince of England was cause for celebration. When news of the birth of Prince George...
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46.9K5Politics and MilitaryMay 4, 1776: Rhode Island Independence Day
Rhode Island independence was declared two months before the other 12 colonies got around to formally breaking ties with King George III....
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