Royal Virginia 3: The thrusting out of Governor Harvey
Rejects & Revolutionaries (American History Podcast)
English - November 07, 2018 18:38 - 26 minutes - 12.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 27 ratingsHistory Education americanhistory americanhistorypodcast colonialamericanhistory historypodcast unitedstateshistory Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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One of the most revolutionary acts in 17th Century Virginia history was the ousting of Governor Harvey by the Mathews-Claiborne faction of the Council. Harvey had some successes as governor, and some difficult situations to navigate, but made some decisions which doomed him to ultimate failure.