Question: King Phillip's Head

Submitted by emk on Mon, 12/27/2004 - 12:45pm

After King Phillip's head was posted at Plymouth, Mass. it was taken somewhere. Where was it taken and what happened to it?

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	#1Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on Tue, 12/28/2004 - 2:56pm. "The sachem's [King Philip or "The sachem's [King Philip or Metacom] head was cut off and displayed in quarters, and the pieces were sent to the colonial capitals. Russell Bourne, The Red King's Rebellion: Racial Politics in New England, 1675-1678 (New York: Atheneum, 1990). Encyclopedia of North American Indians " Login to post comments

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