Bacon’s Rebellion: The First American Revolution
On May 9, 2026, AHP’s President Jay Dickey will give a talk in Denver, Colorado on one of the major events in the early years of the Virginia Colony. Jay’s talk is entitled “Bacon’s...
Remembering William Berkeley
Long forgotten today, one of the most important political figures in 17th century colonial America was William Berkeley, who died this day on July 9, 1677. Berkeley was the Governor of the Virginia...
Remembering Nathaniel Bacon
Americans sometimes forget—or never were taught—that the first permanent English settlement in North America was not in New England—it was Jamestown Colony in Virginia. During the 17th Century,...
