039 The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding

Published: July 21, 2015, 5 a.m.

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The American Revolution was a revolution against Parliament not a king.

This is the idea offered by Eric Nelson in his new book The Royalist Revolution: Monarchy and the American Founding.

We explore the royalist revolution and how it affected the American Revolution with Eric Nelson, Professor of Government at Harvard University.

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