BERKELEY, William (Sir) [1606-1677] -- English colonial administrator, Royal Governor of Virginia

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Royal Governor of Virginia (1642-1651, 1660-1676)

Royal governor in Virginia. His policies brought on Bacon's rebellion (1676), in which Jamestown was captured and burned.

Chronology

1639-1640	Soldiering in the First and Second Bishops' Wars gained him a knighthood
1642-1651	Royal Governor of Virginia
1642-1651	Royal Governor of Virginia
1644/04	Indian uprising; Berkeley captures Indian leader Opechancanough
1651-1660	Commonwealth puts him out of a job
1660-1676	Royal Governor of Virginia (on the Restoration of the Monarchy)
1660-1676	Royal Governor of Virginia
1665	Plague in London
1666	Great Fire of London
1676	Bacon's Rebellion, Jamestown burned
1677	Berkeley is recalled, dies soon after

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BERKELEY, William (Sir) [1606-1677] -- English colonial administrator, Royal Governor of Virginia

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