by David Tollen | Aug 7, 2020 | The Early Modern Age
George III was Britain’s king during the American Revolution. The Declaration of Independence called him, “A Prince whose character is … marked by every act which may define a Tyrant.” But recent research has revealed a surprise about the king — one...
by David Tollen | Dec 17, 2019 | The Early Modern Age
“Americans throwing the cargoes of the Tea Ships into the River at Boston” from The History of North America by W.D. Cooper published in 1789 This week in 1773, the Sons of Liberty disguised themselves as Native Americans, boarded British ships in Boston...
by David Tollen | Aug 13, 2011 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age, Current Politics
Ideology is great stuff. It topples tyrants and fires up the citizens to achieve momentous things. But when a government adopts an ideology, it’s grim tidings for those who disagree — and for anyone suspected of disagreeing. Plus, fiercely held ideologies...
by David Tollen | Aug 3, 2011 | The Early Modern Age, The Recent Modern Age
I’m working on a post about the French and American revolutions, and I’ve come across some distressing news about the great Lafayette, hero of both. Marie-Joseph Paul Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de La Fayette, was a French aristocrat who rode in...
