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Setting the Scene – the real story of George, Charlotte, and Edward
The real story of King George and his Queen Charlotte and son, Edward George III (4 June 1738 – 29 January 1820) was King of Great Britain and Ireland from October 25, 1760 until his death in 1820. He succeeded to the throne on George II’s death in 1760. The following year, he married Princess…
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Setting the Scene – Georgian and Regency Eras
GEORGIAN ERA 1714-1837 The term Georgian is typically used in the contexts of social and political history and architecture. It was a time of immense social change in Britain, with the beginnings of the Industrial Revolution which began the process of intensifying class divisions and the emergence of rival political parties like the Whigs (Liberal)…
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The Valley of the Six Nations
The Valley of the Six Nations: A Collection of Documents on the first nations of the Grand River. Edited by Charles M. Johnston Published by The Champlain Society for the Government of Ontario University of Toronto Press 1964 While the disputes continued about the precise meaning of the Haldimand proclamation, the Six Nations were establishing…
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Building a new life
The Annals of Niagara by William Kirby published 1896: The new town was carefully laid out in broad streets crossing at right angles with open spaces left for markets, barracks, churches, court house and other public buildings. The houses were at first principally of square timber and round logs. The landing from Fort Niagara was…
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Birth of a New Province
The American War for Independence 1775-1783 John Trumbull’s 1819 painting depicting the five-man drafting committee presenting the Declaration of Independence to Congress. The five men who were charged with drafting the Declaration: from left to right: John Adams (chair), Roger Sherman, Robert Livingston, Thomas Jefferson and Benjamin Franklin. Following the end of the American Revolutionary…
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