15 Results for tag "Politics & Law"

• Evening Program: To Hang a Pirate

  Join with us in a trial of a member of the crew of Blackbeard the pirate that actually occurred in Williamsburg in 1719. Hear the evidence and make a judgment!

• Evening Program: Cry Witch

  Question witnesses, weigh evidence, and determine the guilt or innocence of "the Virginia Witch." Not appropriate for young children due to subject matter and intense emotion.

• Evening Program: Revolutionary Points of View

  Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.

• Presentation: Order in the Court

  After a short exploration of the Courthouse and its surroundings, participate in a local court session where lives, liberties, and property are contested.

• Film: Williamsburg – The Story of a Patriot

  See the 1957 film, in its vibrant 70mm format, that tells the story of a Virginia planter deciding to join the patriot cause.

• Conversation: Meet a Person of the Past

  Find people of the past near for some informal conversation or activity.

• Performance: Visit with George Wythe

  Step into the past with George Wythe, teacher, lawyer, judge, and revolutionary. Through stories and questions, explore the hopes, choices, and challenges he faced.

• Performance: All Things Are Possible

  On September 5, 1791, Robert Carter III recorded an extraordinary document. Why did the largest slaveholder in Virginia do what most of his peers consider impossible?

• Special Event: Salute to the Presidents

  The pageantry of fifes, drums, cannon, and remarks from Colonial Williamsburg Nation Builders salute our nation’s Presidents on Market Square.

• Performance: My Dear Madam

  Mrs. Washington reflects on her life in the public eye and how her friendship with Mrs. Adams has shaped the role of the president’s lady.

• Street Theater: Shawnee Princes Arrive, 1774

  Come witness the arrival of these Shawnee “Princes” into the city and the reactions when two cultures collide.

• Performance: Nation Builders Discuss America's Founding Documents

  Join our Nation Builders as they discuss those founding documents that helped to form our America. Come with your questions on their views about these founding words.

• Tales from the Public Gaol

  It is the summer of 1752 and John Sparks, a convicted murderer, sits sweating in his cell at the Public Gaol in Williamsburg awaiting his destiny at the gallows.

• The Candidates: Elections in the Eighteenth-Century Style

  Discover the story behind Robert Munford's play The Candidates; or, the Humours of a Virginia Elections: A comedy in three acts. Read on to learn more.

• The Race for Rights

  James Madison and James Monroe remained life-long friends even after Madison's win in the election. Read on to learn more about their contribution to politics.