#  Mass Historical Society: Constructing Castle William: An Intimate History of Labor and Empire in Provincial America 

 



####  calendar\_today Date and Time 

 **April 5, 2016** 

 05:15PM - 07:30PM EDT 

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 **Massachusetts Historical Society, 1154 Boylston Street Boston, MA 02215**  



 

 



 

Jared Hardesty, Western Washington UniversityComment: Eliga H. Gould, University of New Hampshire

This seminar will examine the tumultuous construction of Castle William, a fort meant to protect Boston Harbor. Begun in 1701, this five-year project was fraught with corruption, labor strife, supply shortages, ineptitude, and tension between colonial desires and imperial ambition. Hardesty will explore the fort as a microcosm of imperial reform and as a lens into post-Glorious Revolution attempts to build empire in Massachusetts and other mainland colonies.

[Please RSVP](mailto:seminars@masshist.org) Seminars are free and open to the public; [RSVP required](mailto:seminars@masshist.org).  
[Subscribe](https://www.masshist.org/calendar/seminars/early-american-history) to receive advance copies of the seminar papers.

For more information see the [MHS website](https://www.masshist.org/calendar).



 

 



 

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