Sam Edwards, Author at Journal of the American Revolution

Author: Sam Edwards

Sam Edwards is a Reader (Assoc. Prof) in History at Manchester Metropolitan University in the UK. His research explores war, commemoration, and transatlantic relations, and he has published widely on these subjects, including a book, Allies in Memory (Cambridge University Press, 2015) which was shortlisted for the Royal Historical Society's Gladstone Prize. A recognized authority on Anglo-American relations, Sam has provided expert commentary to BBC TV and Radio, Sky News, and CNN, and he writes and blogs for various outlets, including The Independent (UK). Sam is a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society and a Fulbright Scholar (2010), and in 2022 he is a Research Fellow in Residence at the Fred. W. Smith National Library for the Study of George Washington, Mount Vernon, Virginia

Critical Thinking Posted on March 17, 2022March 14, 2022

A Great Englishman? British Views of George Washington, from Revolution to Rapprochement

In June 1921, George Washington, the victor of Yorktown, arrived in London. His journey across the storm-tossed Atlantic had not been without difficulty, and when he landed on British shores there were some concerns over his condition. But after a careful check and a clean bill of health he was able to proceed to the […]

by Sam Edwards