The introductory narrative of "The American Revolution" takes up a style Burns established at the outset of "The Civil War." ...
Anti-Catholicism was not a central force driving the colonists to revolt, but it played a role, shaping their political ...
American colonists oppose efforts by the British Crown and Parliament to seize greater control in North America, escalating simmering tensions over land, taxes, and sovereignty into violent ...
This is the third episode in an occasional series examining major counterfactual scenarios in history. The most recent installment (Nov. 30, 2023) examined what would have happened to slavery in ...
Directed by Ken Burns, Sarah Botstein and David Schmidt, landmark series Ken Burns’ The American Revolution examines how America’s founding turned the world upside-down.