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Ranking American Revolution Films and Television
Given movies and television are the great American art form, the American Revolution has been poorly served by filmmakers. Though it was one of…
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Joseph Plumb Martin’s Hunger Games
Not all primary sources are created equal. We venerate the Lives of the Twelve Caesars by Suetonius for providing us with a contemporary history…
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The Life of John André: The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold
The Life of John André: The Redcoat Who Turned Benedict Arnold by D. A. B. Ronald (Havertown, PA: Casemate Publishers, 2019) On one level,…
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George Hanger: The Life and Times of an Eccentric Nobleman
George Hanger: The Life and Times of an Eccentric Nobleman by Ian Saberton (Claygate, UK: Grosvenor House Publishing, 2018) The “English eccentric” is an instantly…
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“Four Battleflags of the Revolution: Captured by Lt.-Col. Banastre Tarleton”
On a late summer afternoon in 2005 representatives from Sotheby’s, the world’s most prestigious Fine Art auctioneers, pulled up outside the Hampshire home of…
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“Be A King George”
“Be a King George.” Four simple, but oft repeated words drilled into the Prince of Wales from childhood by his mother, Augusta of Saxe-Gotha….
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Putting a Price on Loyalty: Mary Loring’s List of Losses
The Revolutionary War took a heavy toll on Great Britain. The Treaty of Paris in 1783 left it not just bereft of former colonies…
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The Death and Resurrection of Major John Andre
John Andre’s body hung in silence for thirty minutes before being taken down. It was placed carefully in a simple open coffin crudely painted…
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Turncoat: Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty
Book Review: Turncoat. Benedict Arnold and the Crisis of American Liberty by Stephen Brumwell (Yale University Press, 2018) BUY THIS BOOK FROM AMAZON For a…
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Benedict Arnold’s Masterplan (for British) Victory
Even by Victorian standards Great Massingham, Norfolk was a sleepy hamlet. Though it had been a settled community since Norman times, in 1880 it…
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More ardour than discretion: The tragic death of Major Charles Cochrane
Though grey autumnal rain soaked his uniform, and the monotonous, deadly shriek of enemy mortar fire filled the air, Charles Cochrane was the only…
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King George III’s Twitter War
In 1775 London was the largest, most prosperous and economically important city in the world. [1] Though it was Britain’s capital, politically and economically…
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Benedict Arnold’s Phantom Duel
Though he was just twenty-two years of age, Walter Stirling already possessed enviable social advantages. He had powerful family connections and enormous personal wealth….
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Top 10 Banastre Tarleton Myths
He was arguably the greatest “anti-Hero” produced by either side during the Revolutionary War. From Washington Irving to Mel Gibson, so much has been…