Nathaniel Bacon's Rebellion, Bacon's Castle, and the Establishment

By Brenna Geraghty Have you ever wondered how Bacon’s Castle got it’s name? Read on to find out!   PART ONE Nathaniel Bacon was a young English aristocrat who was exiled to the Virginia colony in 1674. He had been accused of trying to steal somebody else’s inheritance in England, so his father sent him …

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