Pine Tree Riot
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The Pine Tree Riot was an act of resistance to British royal authority undertaken by American colonists in Weare, New Hampshire, on April 14, 1772, placing it among the disputes between Crown and colo
Sir John Wentworth, 1st Baronet
Broad arrow
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The broad arrow, of which the pheon is a variant, is a stylised representation of a metal arrowhead, comprising a tang and two barbs meeting at a point. It is a symbol used traditionally in heraldry,
Pine Tree Riot
…reduced the diameter to 12 inches (30 cm). "Surveyors of the King's Woods" were assigned by the Crown to identify all suitable "mast pines" with the broad arrow wherever they were found. The laws were met with growing discontent in the colonies and resulted in a series of demonstrations and riots through the…
Metal broad arrow erected in 1682 to mark the boundary of the Old Artillery Ground, Spitalfields, London
Ammunition box or coal container dated 1831, displaying Board of Ordnance coat of arms, initials and broad arrow
British convicts in uniforms bearing broad arrows: a late 19th-century print
A broad arrow on a Marconi TF1041B valve voltmeter, indicating Ministry of Defence ownership