New England’s behemoth pines were an important resource for the colonists. When the crown tried to reserve the most prized trees for the king, rebellion followed.

While it’s been used as a rallying cry for women’s political rights, the famous phrase may have had more to do with tyranny at home.

Often portrayed as hotbeds of revolutionary fervor, the nine colonial colleges offered curricula that proved traditional and slow to change — even as some students and alumni were having heated debates outside the classroom.

The personal library of Henry Knox encompasses a wide array of topics, from Middle Eastern civilization to philosophy to military tactics.

A patchwork of volunteer historians across Western Massachusetts continue to zero in on the likely path of Henry Knox, 250 years after he managed an astonishing feat of engineering and transportation.

The Boston poet has long been recognized as the first person of African descent in North America to publish a book.

The British had already lost control of most of Massachusetts before the Battles of Lexington and Concord.

Newspapers like the Massachusetts Spy published bold, new ideas — and the shortcomings of their British leaders.

Their stories were not well preserved in art or textbooks, yet recent scholarship in Concord and Lexington aims to uncover more about these men and their families.

The Bostonian is best known for his perilous horseback journey 250 years ago. But scholars say his art helped fan the flames of dissent.