As the Virginia colony comes under control of the Commonwealth of England, the colony enjoys a surprising degree of autonomy. The autonomy is not to be confused with harmony, as the governor and House of Burgesses clash over who has the authority.
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More on Virginia 1652-1653: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243015.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3Afd79b1ac9d4236b724fab0047304cfa4
More on Virginia 1654-1656: https://www.jstor.org/stable/pdf/4243033.pdf?refreqid=excelsior%3A73241e64cccd4293f13facc9c5f5d1c8
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Read Wilcomb Washburn’s ‘Virginia Under Charles I and Cromwell’: https://www.gutenberg.org/files/29348/29348-h/29348-h.htm
Fife and Drum by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3748-fife-and-drum
