The Origins of the American Revolution

Monday 11th November 2024

A defeated Washington crosses the Delaware river

How revolutionary was this insurrection within the British Empire led by wealthy planters, slaveholders, prosperous merchants, well-to-do lawyers, and conservative politicians? Come along and find out.

Ciaran Brady was formerly Professor of Early Modern History and Historiography and is now Fellow Emeritus at Trinity College Dublin. A former President of the Irish Historical Society and the Historical Association of Ireland, he is also former secretary of the Irish Association of American Studies.