039 The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding
Ben Franklin's World
English - July 21, 2015 05:00 - 51 minutes - 70.9 MB - ★★★★★ - 988 ratingsHistory Society & Culture americanrevolution benfranklin history ushistory benjaminfranklin colonialamerica earlyamericanhistory earlyamericanrepublic earlyrepublic education Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament not a king.
This is the idea offered by Eric Nelson in his new book The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding.
We explore the royalist revolution and how it affected the American Revolution with Eric Nelson, Professor of Government at Harvard University.
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