The year is 1601, and Queen Elizabeth has arrived with her courtiers at Agecroft Hall in Lancashire, England, while touring the country during the Queen’s Royal Progress. This Renaissance “romp”…
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Celebrate the birthday of Thomas Jefferson at his childhood home. Food offerings available, plant and wine sales, tours of the main house, and more. Pre-purchase for a discount on tickets.
John Banister invited fellow Dinwiddie Second VA Convention Delegate William Watkins and Patrick Henry to join him at Battersea to further discuss Henry’s “Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death”…
Join tour guide Matt Rowlett in character as a member of the Dauntesey family for a lively retelling of English and Celtic tales. Experience storytelling as a guest in the…
Hamilton Glass and Germany Ray’s new mural at RPAA honors the Richmond 34, Virginia Union students who conducted a sit-in for Civil Rights at Thalhimers in 1960.
Bring history to life at historic St. John’s Church during the reenactment of the Second Virginia Convention.
The Science Museum of Virginia Foundation is one of fourteen organizations to receive a Commonwealth History Fund grant, awarded by VMHC.
Virginia Rep’s “Chasing George Washington: A White House Adventure” brings history to life and demonstrates themes of belonging, connection, and representation.
Learn more about the history and cultures of the enslaved Africans and African Americans who lived and labored at Stratford Hall. Admission, includes the audio tour, The Crossroads: African and…
In honor of William Shakespeare’s birthday, enjoy a guided tour of Agecroft Hall’s unique Shakespeare Garden. William Shakespeare’s writings reflect beliefs in witchcraft, fairies, and the “language of flowers” that…
Join tour guide Matt Rowlett in character as a member of the Dauntesey family for a lively retelling of English and Celtic tales. Experience storytelling as a guest in the…
This 45-minute guided garden tour to see the blooming daffodils and learn about Renaissance gardens while walking through our beautiful grounds. What do Chief Powhatan’s cloak, King Henry VIII, Mediterranean…
