by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Michael RudermanBattle Green, Lexington was an accident. Concord Bridge, a skirmish. But in the most brutal and deadly warfare of April 19, 1775, nearly 6,000 combatants fought hand to hand and house to house, the length and breadth of a colonial village in Arlington...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Alexander CainThe Battles of Lexington and Concord are often depicted as a spontaneous clash between rugged farmers and British troops, but the reality is far more gripping. Join historian Alexander Cain as he dismantles the myth of the lone patriot and reveals the...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Jeff DenmanThe Quakers found themselves at the center of a controversy that ignited a firestorm of paranoia, anger, and vengeance. How did a peace-loving people find themselves the objects of derision and disdain in a time of social and political upheaval as British...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Cynthia Hatch, PhD,is a historian and educator specializing in Revolutionary War-era America, with a focus on the political, social, and cultural forces that shaped the nation’s founding. She holds a Ph.D. in History and teaches American History and U.S. Government at...
by Massachusetts History Alliance | Sep 28, 2025 | History News
Liz CovartFor more than 150 years, British colonists in North America tried—and failed—to unite. Proposals for intercolonial councils, mutual defense, and shared diplomacy seemed like common sense, yet every attempt at forging a union collapsed under the weight of...
