A Fugitive Dictator & The Return of Autonomy | Historical Context
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This episode of Historical Context explores the turbulent aftermath of the 1689 Glorious Revolution, revealing how Rhode Islanders boldly captured the fugitive dictator Sir Edmund Andros, used a brilliant legal loophole to resurrect their democratic 1663 Royal Charter, and successfully defended their autonomy and militia command from the aggressive imperial demands of their Puritan neighbors during King William's War.
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