William Byrd III was a man of great stature in Colonial Williamsburg, Virginia. He served in the House of Burgesses and on the Governor's Council. However, due to his lavish lifestyle and gambling ...

WILLIAMSBURG, Va. (AP) — Archaeologists in Virginia are uncovering one of colonial America’s most lavish displays of opulence: An ornamental garden where a wealthy politician and enslaved gardeners ...

Colonial Downs is on the precipice of its grandest meet ever. The New Kent, Va., track, in addition to offering a record average of $700,000 in daily purses, will play host to two grade 1 races this ...

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Virginia Dare (1587-?) was the first child born in North America of English parents, born at the Roanoke Island, Virginia colony, now North Carolina. She was the granddaughter of the colony’s governor ...