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Elections from 1832 to 1872
Elections from 1876 to 1920
Ends of War: The Unfinished Fight of Lee's Army after Appomattox
On November 11, 2021, historian Caroline E. Janney had a discussion for her new book about Lee’s army after Appomattox.
In her dramatic new history...
Escape!: The Story of the Confederacy's Infamous Libby Prison and the Civil War's Largest Jail Break
On September 2, 2021, historian Robert P. Watson delivered a Banner Lecture about his research and book about the Confederacy’s infamous Libby Prison...
Establishing a Nation
Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson’s Statute in Virginia
On July 24 at noon, Thomas E. Buckley delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Establishing Religious Freedom: Jefferson's Statute in Virginia."
The...
Fellow Travelers on the Road to Black Ned’s Forge by Turk McCleskey
On February 19 at noon, Turk McCleskey delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Fellow Travelers on the Road to Black Ned’s Forge.”
Edward Tarr, known...
Feuding Founders: Battling and Backstabbing in Early America
On May 11, 2017, at noon, Paul Aron delivered a Banner Lecture entitled “Feuding Founders: Battling and Backstabbing in Early America.”
“Thirteen...
Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871
On March 28, 2012, Jeremy Black delivered a lecture entitled "Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519–1871."
In his...
Fighting for America: The Struggle for Mastery in North America, 1519-1871 By Jeremy Black
In his latest book, prize-winning author Jeremy Black traces the competition for control of North America from the landing in 1519 of Spanish troops...
First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama
On June 2 at noon, Joshua Kendall delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "First Dads: Parenting and Politics from George Washington to Barack Obama."
Ev...
First Family: George Washington's Heirs and the Making of America
On February 22, 2024, historians Cassandra Good and Carolyn Eastman presented a lecture on the Washington family, celebrity, and the development of...
First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families
On October 10, Mary Miley Theobald, delivered a banner lecture entitled "First House: Two Centuries with Virginia's First Families."
Conceived...
Flag Day
Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War by Michael Kranish
On March 4, 2010, Michael Kranish delivered a lecture on his book, Flight from Monticello: Thomas Jefferson at War. In his new book, Michael Kranish...
Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth (Chauncey Lecture 2015)
On June 11, Terry Alford delivered the 2015 Hazel and Fulton Chauncey Lecture, entitled "Fortune’s Fool: The Life of John Wilkes Booth."
With a...
Founders as Fathers: Going Home with Virginia's Revolutionary
On October 9, 2014, Lorri Glover delivered a Banner Lecture entitled "Founders as Fathers: Going Home with Virginia's Revolutionary." Set against the...