In 1775 the British government was not the limited monarchy we know today. The King was in charge of the executive branch of the government and his duties and powers corresponded, roughly, to those the President now handles in the United States. ... Political parties as we understand them today had yet to be born. England was split into four or five factions,
some revolving around a noble Lord such as Marquis of Rockingham, some around a class (the country squires) and roughly on-third of Parliament around the King who, through his executive power, had innumerable jobs, from cabinet post to lucrative sinecures, to dispense among those who supported him.
Stark, John
Bennington, VT — An obelisk marks the site where military supplies were stored and commemorates the battle that took place two miles away in New York.
Bennington, VT — An obelisk marks the site where military supplies were stored and commemorates the battle that took place two miles away in New York.
New Castle, NH — Overlooking the Piscataqua River, Little Harbor, and the Atlantic Ocean, Fort Stark was named in honor of General John Stark, commander of New Hampshire forces at the Battle of Bennington (1777).
Medford, MA — Completed by Isaac Royall in 1739, the house is an expansion of an older brick house and is considered one of the finest 18th-century buildings in New England. The Slave Quarters is the only such structure in the northern U.S.
Now We Are Enemies: The Story of Bunker Hill (1960; reissued 2010)