Add your shouts to the clamor for revolution in Colonial Williamsburg’s evening program, “The Gunpowder Plot.” Author Gina DeAngelis explains.
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The Gunpowder Plot
Weapons and Militia in 18th-Century Williamsburg
Military Interpreter Stewart Pittman talks about a company of 14-year-old boys who rob a booby-trapped Magazine and arm themselves with blue-painted muskets in 1775. He also answers some popular questions about musket firing and accuracy.
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A new look at the Governor's Palace
Curator Erik Goldstein researched for three years for the reinstallation and reinterpretation of the arms display at the Governor’s Palace.
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