Felicity Merriman, a 10-year-old girl in colonial Williamsburg, must learn about loyalty, trust, and growing up when her family faces challenges during the American Revolution.
The Howards of Virginia follows the lives of a wealthy Virginia family during the 18th century, highlighting their personal struggles, relationships, and involvement in historical events. The story explores themes of social snobbery, dysfunctional marriages, and the complexities of family dynamics. As the American Revolution looms, the Howard family must navigate their own personal challenges while also dealing with the larger political and social changes happening around them.
A French spy (Mary Castle) flirts with an Indian chief's son (Jon Hall) amid war in 1753 Williamsburg, Va.
This short subject is a lavish costumed color production which dramatizes the birth of the American Bill of Rights. It depicts leading political figures of the American Revolution and the despotic British colonial rule which led to the creation of the Bill of Rights.
Williamsburg: the Story of a Patriot tells the story of Virginia's role in American Independence (up to the point of voting to propose independence at the Second Continental Congress), from the point of view of John Fry (played by a young Jack Lord), a fictional Virginia planter elected to the House of Burgesses.
Historical sites in Virginia are visited.
A vision shared by philanthropist John D. Rockefeller, Jr. and Reverend Dr. W.A.R. Goodwin enabling the restoration of the eighteenth-century capital of Williamsburg, Virginia is chronicled through archival photos and film accompanied by oral histories.
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