Almost every year about this time, I remind my readers about North Carolina’s claim that Mecklenburg County declared ...

This led to an exchange of musketry between local militia and British troops at the village green in Lexington and at the Old North Bridge in Concord, April 19, 1775, signaling the start of the ...

The British actively recruited slaves belonging ... When he took command of the Continental Army in 1775, Washington barred the further recruitment of black soldiers, despite the fact that they ...

While the flag features 13 stripes symbolizing the original colonies, it is worth noting that there were technically only 12 colonies that rebelled against British rule in 1775. Delaware ...

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login America's Declaration of Independence, while endeavouring to justify a break with Great Britain, simultaneously proclaimed that the ...

The taste of revenge was served in American diners for decades. The British burned Falmouth, Maine in 1775; Fairfield, Connecticut in 1779; and Washington, D.C. in 1814. Hungry Americans returned ...

After the death of his wife, local newspaper writer Tony (Ricky Gervais) gets stuck on the second stage of grief: anger. With nothing left to live for, he decides to fill the lives of everyone ...

On October 13, 1775, the Continental Congress established a naval force, hoping that a small fleet of privateers could attack British commerce and offset British sea power. Get up-to-date Navy ...

A leading East Anglian farmer has criticised the 'diabolical' use of British flags on food produced in other countries, following the publication of governmental report on misleading labelling.

Check if you have access via personal or institutional login This book explores the world of British naval officers at the height of the Royal Navy's power in the age of sail. It describes the full ...

The Alliance of British Watch and Clock Makers, which organized the fair, said it was the first of its kind in the country. Studio Underd0g founder Richard Benc at the British Watchmakers’ Day fair.