Explore the gardens and boxwood maze located behind the Governor’s Palace. Today’s 10-acre complex of gardens reflects the garden style during the reign of William and Mary. Three original features to the 18th century remain: the falling gardens (terraces), the canal, and the ice mount. The brick wall surrounding the orchard is depicted on the 1782 Frenchman’s Map.
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Revolutionary Points of View
Step back in time to the eve of the American Revolution, and there are just as many opinions about war and independence as we hear about politics and religion today.
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Palace Concert
Colonial Williamsburg's early music ensemble, the Governor's Musick, offers an elegant evening of chamber music.
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18th-Century Field Music with the Fifes & Drums
Watch and listen to the Fifes and Drums as they demonstrate the music and drill of various military ceremonies from an 18th-century soldier's working day.
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