Berkeley, Sir William
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Berkeley, Sir William (1606–77), was appointed colonial governor of Virginia in 1642 and served until 1652, when he was unseated by parliamentary order. He served again from 1660 until his death. During the early years of his administration he made many improvements, but later he assumed such a dictatorial policy that a group of colonists under
Nathaniel Bacon rose in rebellion. After Bacon's death, Berkeley entered upon a program of executions and confiscations that supposedly led Charles II to remark, “The old fool has killed more people in that naked country than I have done for the murder of my father.” Before coming to America he published
The Lost Lady (1639), a tragi‐comedy.
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The Papers of Sir William Berkeley, 1605-1677
Magazine article from: The Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The Papers of Sir William Berkeley, 1605-1677. Edited by Warren...official. Two letters to Lady Berkeley, discovered in the Ferrar...through a reference made by Sir William's brother, Sir John Berkeley, in a letter in the Clarendon...
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The Papers of Sir William Berkeley, 1605-1677.(Book review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 11/1/2008; ; 700+ words
; The Papers of Sir William Berkeley, 1605-1677. Edited by Warren...official. Two letters to Lady Berkeley, discovered in the Ferrar...through a reference made by Sir William's brother, Sir John Berkeley, in a letter in the Clarendon...
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Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 10/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial...Biography know all about Sir William Berkeley (1605-1677...and his followers, ended Berkeley's governorship and his...assessing this phase of Sir William's life, Billings draws...
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The rebellion's aftermath.(studying Nathaniel Bacon, Sir William Berkeley and colonial Virginia)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...in a secret grave. Governor Sir William Berkeley noted in frustration, "Bacon...Governor and the Rebel (pro-Berkeley), historians continue to debate...American history. Did Governor Sir William Berkeley act as a loyal servant of the...
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Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia.(Book Review)
Magazine article from: Journal of Southern History; 2/1/2006; ; 700+ words
; Sir William Berkeley and the Forging of Colonial Virginia. By Warren M. Billings. Southern...ISBN 0-8071-3012-5.) This long-awaited biography of Sir William Berkeley, the critical fulcrum of seventeenth-century Virginia politics...
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Berkeley vs. Bacon.(Sir William Berkeley, Nathaniel Bacon)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 10/1/2001; ; 700+ words
; Governor Sir William Berkeley and Nathaniel Bacon both came...destined to clash. Born in 1606, Berkeley was the fifth of seven children...Renaissance scientist and philosopher Sir Francis Bacon. Like Berkeley, Bacon grew up in a prosperous...
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Did You Know?(Nathaniel Bacon, Sir William Berkeley)(Brief Article)
Magazine article from: Cobblestone; 10/1/2001; ; 571 words
; ...Virginia, Bacon and Governor Sir William Berkeley were cousins by marriage (through Lady Frances Berkeley, the governor's wife). Bacon...World about 2 years, whereas Berkeley ruled the colony of Virginia for...
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Sir Lennox Berkeley
Magazine article from: Musical Opinion; 3/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...This would have been Berkeley's Opus 100, but remained...more music by Lennox Berkeley, especially such fine...neglected. Indeed, Berkeley was a gifted pianist...heard at the Proms under Sir Henry Wood with he shared the soloist roles with William Glock, who was later...
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Sir Williams Berkeley and the diversification of the Virginia economy
Magazine article from: The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography; 10/1/1996; ; 700+ words
; ...they formed the core of Sir Edwin Sandys's scheme...example of Governor Sir William Berkeley. A ready advocate of...Upbringing inclined Berkeley to diversification...Hamor, John Smith, William Strachey, and others...
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LADY BERKELEY WAS A FORMIDABLE COLINIAL FORCE.(LOCAL)
Newspaper article from: The Virginian Pilot; 2/22/1999; 700+ words
; ...fiercely partisan, Lady Berkeley was the sworn enemy...life to royal governor Sir William Berkeley, she became such a...chamber.'' Even after Berkeley returned to England...arrived at Jamestown that Sir William had died shortly after...
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Sir William Berkeley
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
Sir William Berkeley Sir William Berkeley (1606-1677), English royal governor of the colony of Virginia, was a leading protagonist in Bacon's Rebellion. He made substantial contributions to the colony but was almost fanatically loyal to...
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Berkeley, Sir William
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
Berkeley, Sir William (1606–77) royal governor...Virginia, born in or near London. Berkeley's second term was strained by economic...died and the insurrection collapsed, Berkeley, disregarding a royal commission to...
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Sir Francis Wyatt
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Sir Francis Wyatt 1588-1644, English...Virginia. Married to a niece of Sir Edwin Sandys of the London Company...as governor until 1626, when Sir George Yeardley , whom he had...when he was replaced by Sir William Berkeley.
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Bacon's Rebellion
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
...against the aged royal governor, Sir William Berkeley. The revolt has usually been...peacefully within the colony. Berkeley, fearing unjust dispossession...nonhostile tribe, the Pamunkey. When Berkeley attempted to raise forces to reestablish...
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1600-1754: Government and Politics: Chronology
Book article from: American Eras
...code closely aligned with Old Testament Law. 1642 Sir William Berkeley begins his first term as Virginia ’ s...a new election for governorship, replacing Sir William Berkeley with a parliamentary appointee. 1653 The earliest...
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