{"id":12318,"date":"2026-07-14T08:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-14T08:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/?p=12318"},"modified":"2026-07-14T21:04:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-14T21:04:17","slug":"everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-declaration-but-were-afraid-to-ask","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web.uri.edu\/humanities\/everything-you-wanted-to-know-about-the-declaration-but-were-afraid-to-ask\/","title":{"rendered":"Everything You Wanted to Know About the Declaration* *But Were Afraid to Ask"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Rob Parkinson, Binghamton University<br>September 24, 4pm<br>Galanti Lounge, Carothers Library<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Did you know there were more than two dozen charges against King George listed in the Declaration? Want to know what those were all about? Who were the British <em>rogues<\/em> behind the charges? 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