On July 8th, 1663, 27 years after Roger Williams arrived in the colony, King Charles II gave Rhode Island its first royal ...
As Rhode Island's capital, Providence is well-known as the state's hub for food, arts and entertainment, but it's also the state's oldest town. Providence was founded by Roger Williams in 1636, making ...
Roger Williams' wife, Mary, was an overlooked figure in the founding of Providence, historian Charlotte Carrington-Farmer argues. New research shows that Mary Williams cared for the sick, engaged in ...
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