What's so curious in Jamestown, Yorktown & Williamsburg? What was colonial life like?

Curious Williamsburg Curious Traveler

Premiered January 18, 2019
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Curious Williamsburg

Why did England choose Jamestown, Yorktown and Williamsburg, Virginia as their earliest American settlements? Why did King William III and Queen Mary II establish a university here? What was life like for the colonists here? What crazy concoctions are to be found in a colonial apothecary? What does the amber ox have to do with American history?

About the Program

Curious Traveler

Who? What? Where? Why? When? and How? Come along and get curious on an educational & entertaining field trip for grown-ups around the world. Award-winning host & travel writer Christine van Blokland shares her insatiable curiosity for our exciting, inspiring and beautiful world in this unique travel series.

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