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Join historian Dr. Richard Bell, Professor of History at the University of Maryland, for an afternoon lecture commemorating The Boston Tea Party, delivered on the 250th anniversary of this dramatic act of protest that set the stage for the American Revolution. Dr. Bell will explore the course of events that led Bostonians to board ships and destroy hundreds of chests of the East India Company during the evening of December 16, 1773 and the local and global context for this violent response to the 1773 Tea Act, just one in a series of directives issued by Great Britain’s parliament that enflamed passions and moved the colonies closer to revolution.

If you are interested in an opportunity to taste “revolutionary” tea, purchase a ticket to Tea for 250, a limited-seating event that will feature Bohea tea, tea treats, and period music immediately following the lecture at 3:00 pm.