#stamp act | Commonplace History 5/5

A image of a Yellow Cardinal taken by Hector Bottai

The Yellow Cardinal, introduction and outline

An introduction to the historical fiction novel "the Yellow Cardinal" spanning the years 1765-1776

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 193 min read

The Porteous Riots and the Stamp Act Riots, 1736;1765

A reflection on shared knowledge and memory, as expressed in a 1765 primary source from the NYC Stamp Act riot.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 186 min read

An image of an 18th century tax stamp from England. This newspaper dates before 1765, so it is a grand example of tax stamps in England before the stamp act riots of 1765 in America

Prelude to the Stamp Act, 1765

A short vignette in a Shakespearean style about the moment when the frigate Edward deposited royal tax stamps in NYC in the year 1765, prefacing a lengthy period of rioting and political violence.

Colonial-NewYorker

Aug 169 min read

Commonplace History

History. Fiction. Oddity.

The Yellow Cardinal, introduction and outline

The Porteous Riots and the Stamp Act Riots, 1736;1765

Prelude to the Stamp Act, 1765