Name: Bacon's Rebellion
Start: 2025-09-20T11:00:00-04:00
Location: 1368 Colonial Pkwy, Jamestown, VA, United States, Virginia 23081

On Saturday, September 20, Jamestown Rediscovery will bring the events of almost 350 years ago to life with two immersive living history programs, walking tours, and historic trades demonstrations.
All events on Saturday, September 20 are included with admission to the Preservation Virginia portions of Historic Jamestowne. More details can be found at historicjamestowne.org.
Schedule:
11:00 a.m. – Before the Rebellion
Join public historian Mark Summers for a lecture that will discuss the events, in both England and Virginia, which led to the conflict that tore Virginia apart between 1675 and 1677.
12:00 p.m. – The Burning of Jamestown
In this immersive walking tour, merchant and planter Thomas Mathew finally tells his story of how Bacon’s Rebellion began with the murder of his herdsman and ended with the torching of “James Cittie.” Along the way, he’ll introduce visitors to other residents who were for or against the rebellion, including a powerful story of an enslaved man who joined Bacon because he promised freedom to enslaved people.
3:00 p.m. – “Forst upon the Stadge:” The Interrogation of Lady Berkeley
Sit in on the “jury of inquiry” as one of the most prominent women in 17th c. Virginia, Lady Francis Berkeley, is challenged to defend her late husband’s actions by the widow of William Drummond, a rebel who was hanged for his part in Bacon’s Rebellion. This special program will expose contradictions, interrogate legacies, and invite visitors to personally and powerfully engage with our shared history.