The War Years (1775-1783)
March 5, 2026
by Robert Scott Davis
A British writer wrote in 1781 that it was through individual obscure events that the conduct of the American Revolution was demonstrated across the...
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Prewar Politics (<1775)
March 3, 2026
by Ray Raphael
Let’s start with what was lost: the 1691 Massachusetts charter, which merged Massachusetts Bay and Plymouth into a single royal colony. The document contains...
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Reviews
March 1, 2026
by Timothy Symington
BOOK REVIEW: The Great Contradiction: The Tragic Side of the American Founding by Joseph J. Ellis (New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf, 2025) $31.00...
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Politics During the War (1775-1783)
February 26, 2026
by Nicholas R. Marsella
Understanding the important role played by the Dutch Republic[1] in the American Revolution is challenging. Few scholarly books and articles provide substantive details, and...
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