The Bristol Historical and Preservation Society and Rogers Free Library are commemorating the 350th anniversary of the King Philip War with a Book Club session on April 5th. On June 20, 1675, Pokanoket warriors killed seven colonists in Swansea in retaliation for a series of injustices suffered at the hands of the English. Generally considered […]
Noted Quaker historian Elizabeth Cazdan will speak on the early Quaker history of King Philip’s War at the Rogers Free Library in Bristol, RI. She will highlight the role that John Easton, the Quaker deputy governor of Rhode Island, in the winter of 1675-1676 who wrote an account of the beginnings of King Philip’s War […]
DAY OF REMEMBRANCE: COMMEMORATION OF THE GREAT FALLS MASSACRE, GREAT FALLS DISCOVERY CENTER, TURNERS FALLS, MA
The conflict most often referred to as King Philip’s War took place between June, 1675, and August, 1676, and resulted in the death or injury of thousands of Indigenous people and colonial settlers throughout New England, a greater percentage of the population than any other war since. The outcomes of the war profoundly altered the […]
King Philip’s War, also known as the Great Narragansett War began 350 years ago in June of 1675. This era was a major pivot point in the history of New England and eventually what became the United States. The Denison Homestead will be hosting presentations by several premier historians of this era and will also […]