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Annapolis Royal, town (1991 pop. 633), W N.S., Canada, on the Annapolis River. Founded as Port Royal by the sieur de Monts Monts, Pierre du Gua, sieur de (pyĕr dü gwä syör də môN), c.1560–c. ..... Click the link for more information. in 1605, the settlement was destroyed (1613) by English colonists under Samuel Argall Argall, Sir Samuel (är`gəl), d. 1626?, English ship captain, prominent in the early settlement of Virginia. ..... Click the link for more information. but was rebuilt by the French. The fort changed hands between the French and the English five times from 1605 to 1710, when it capitulated to a force of New Englanders under Francis Nicholson. The name was then changed in honor of Queen Anne. Annapolis Royal was the capital of Nova Scotia from 1713 to 1749. Fort Anne Historic National Park includes the ruins of the fort. The officers' quarters (built 1797–98) have been restored as a museum. |
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| It's the 300th anniversary of continuing Anglican worship in Canada, commemorating a service that took place at Annapolis Royal (N. His primary claim to fame was his account of the construction in 1606-07 of Port Royal, on the site of what became Annapolis Royal in Nova Scotia in 1613, when the British destroyed the French fort. |
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