- William Berkeley
Sir William Berkeley (pronounced "bark-lee") (Hanworth Manor,
Middlesex 1605–Berkeley House,Mayfair ,London July 9 ,1677 ) was a Governor of Virginia, appointed by King Charles I, of whom he was a favorite. He was governor from 1641-1652 and 1660-1677. Berkeley enacted friendly policies towards the Indians that led toBacon's Rebellion in 1676.References
* Biography in John T. Kneebone et al., eds., "Dictionary of Virginia Biography" (Richmond: The Library of Virginia, 1998– ), 1:454–458. ISBN 0-88490-189-0
External links
* [http://www.mith2.umd.edu:8080/eada/html/display.jsp?docs=berkeley_discourse.xml&action=show "Discourse and View of Virginia" as written by Sir William Berkeley (electronic edition)]
* [http://www.nps.gov/colo/grnspg/gs_pg1.html National Park Service, Green Spring web page]
* [http://www.historicgreenspring.org Friends of Green Spring] a large interactive web site with streaming video and more than a dozen essays ("The voices of Green Spring")
* [http://www.wm.edu/oieahc/uncommon/115/greenspring.htm Friends of the National Park Service for Green Spring Plantation]
* [http://www.lva.lib.va.us/whoweare/exhibits/political/william_berkeley.htm Library of Virginia, William Berkeley web page]
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