How revolutionaries remembered the American Revolution.Origins of the pro-legislature narrative of the American Revolution.

How Royalist ideas about a strong executive figured into debates about the U.S.

Why some colonists preferred the idea that the king, not Parliament should govern the colonies.

Political ideology of 18th-century Whigs and Royalists.

Why and how some colonists argued that the king was a better representative of the people than Parliament.

How Great Britain governed its North American colonies.

The evolution of the different colonies and their governance.

How the powers of Charles II differed from those of his father, Charles I, and grandfather, James II.

Overview of how the 17th-century English government worked.

The English Constitution and the powers it delegated to Parliament and the Monarch in the 18th century.

How Eric Nelson came to write about the American Revolution as a revolt against Parliament, not King George III.

He also leads us on an exploration of how Great Britain governed its 13 British North American colonies and why some colonists argued that King George III should have more power to govern them, not less. Beren Professor of Government at Harvard University and author of The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding, joins us to discuss a new interpretation of the American Revolution: The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament, not King George III.ĭuring our conversation, Eric helps us brush up on our English constitutional history so we can better understand what the royalist revolution was and how it came about.

In this episode, Eric Nelson, the Robert M. It is a show for people who love history and for those who want to know more about the historical people and events that have impacted and shaped our present-day world.Įach episode features a conversation with an historian who helps us shed light on important people and events in early American history. Today, we explore the Royalist Revolution and how it affected the politics of the American Revolution with Eric Nelson.īen Franklin’s World is a podcast about early American history. This is the idea offered by Eric Nelson in his new book The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding. The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament not a king.

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