Rethinking King George III: the American Revolution From the British Perspective | S1E13 AAR

Rethinking King George III: the American Revolution From the British Perspective | S1E13 AAR

How much power did King George III actually wield over British imperial policy? This is no idle question—after all, the 27 grievances in the American Declaration of Independence are directed squarely at him.

When we think about the American Revolution, we tend to see it through a familiar lens—one that magnifies our perspective—the familiar story of our fight against British tyranny, our grievances against the King, our resentment of Parliament, the brutality of British forces in the American colonies, and much more.

But what if that picture is not just incomplete, but deeply one-sided? After all, weren’t the British the other party to the Revolutionary War?

The story of the British side of the American Revolution has either been missing from how we’re taught history—or deeply misunderstood.

In this interview, my guest, Dr. Richard Bell, shares the British side of the American Revolution with surprising details that force us to rethink how the Revolution unfolded.


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🚩About My 208th Guest: Dr. Richard Bell

Dr. Richard Bell is a historian at the University of Maryland. His research focuses on American history between 1750 and 1877, and he has published extensively on the period, including his latest book, "The American Revolution and the Fate of the World," which is the subject of our conversation here.

You can learn more about Dr. Bell and his other books by visiting his:

-academic homepage

-Personal site


▶️Other Mentioned Interviews:

►My interview with Dr. Rafe Blaufarb

the French perspective on the American Revolution


►My interview with Dr. Gonzalo Quintero

—the Spanish perspective on the American Revolution

(that interview will be linked here when it publishes)


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00:00 Select Highlights

01:29 Guest Introduction

03:24 Was King George III an all-powerful despot?

05:56 The King After the Boston Tea Party

10:31 British People Neither Feared Nor Respected their King

12:36 News of Yorktown surrender in Britain

14:25 Did the King abdicate?

18:00 The British Embrace their king

24:52 British view of American colonists

27:13 British convicts in America

47:40 Cornwallis's 2nd and 3rd acts

55:07 Just one point


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