This Month in Rhode Island History: Renouncing the King
Clip: Season 2 Episode 20 | 3m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Rhode Island was the first colony to renounce the King of England – or was it?
245 years ago, Rhode Island became the first colony to renounce its allegiance to King George III. In the continuing series, This Month in Rhode Island History, C. Morgan Grefe, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society, explains the events surrounding that early renunciation.
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This Month in Rhode Island History: Renouncing the King
Clip: Season 2 Episode 20 | 3m 37sVideo has Closed Captions
245 years ago, Rhode Island became the first colony to renounce its allegiance to King George III. In the continuing series, This Month in Rhode Island History, C. Morgan Grefe, Executive Director of the Rhode Island Historical Society, explains the events surrounding that early renunciation.
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