TheVirginiaGazette: New tour examines American Revolution through British eyes
From Colonial Williamsburg
WILLIAMSBURG – Colonial Williamsburg is offering a new look at the American Revolution this summer.
“A Very British Revolution” is a guided tour that will take guests on a walk back in time to examine questions surrounding the American War of Independence from the point of view of Great Britain.
Starting Wednesday, the 45-minute tour explores various museum objects illustrating the relationship between the rise of British imperialism and the growing colonial interest in American independence.
Guests also have the opportunity to examine old maps, portraits, ceramics and more while learning about the developing British Empire and its place in English history.
Just as previous generations of English citizens had fought to ensure their rights through the Magna Carta, the English Civil War and the Glorious Revolution, colonial Americans struggled for similar reforms.
This tour will challenge the past and ask the ultimate question: Just how revolutionary was this Revolution?
A Colonial Williamsburg admissions ticket, museum pass or Good Neighbor card provides access to the tour.
Want to go? The program runs 11:30 a.m. on Wednesdays at the DeWitt Wallace Museum. For more information, call 1-800-HISTORY.
