When Virginia Burned: Bacon’s Rebellion

Today we trace Bacon’s Rebellion from its roots in Surry County to the fire that consumed Jamestown — and the ghosts it left behind.

This episode graphic descriptions of historical violence, colonial warfare, executions, death, and themes of oppression and injustice. Some material may be disturbing or emotionally difficult for listeners.

Sources:

· Surry County Court Records (1650s–1670s), Library of Virginia

· Thomas Wertenbaker, Torchbearer of the Revolution: Bacon’s Rebellion

· Wilcomb E. Washburn, The Governor and the Rebel

· Contemporary accounts from Governor William Berkeley

· Virginia Colonial Records Project

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