Most of us studied the American Revolution in grade school. But what did other nations think about the event? Dr. Lynn Price Robbins and Isaac S. Loftus welcome Dr. Bertrand Van Ruymbeke to discuss how the American Revolution influenced the French people, the monarchy, and the future of the French nation Check out our ad free and bonus content over at: https://intohistory.com/2c4h For everything else 2 Complicated 4 History check out: 2c4hpod.com Relevant Links: America 2026 - https://www.america2026.eu/  Benjamin Franklin to Jacques Barbeu-Dubourg, 22 September 1769 - https://founders.archives.gov/documents/Franklin/01-16-02-0117 Affaires de l'Angleterre et de l'Amérique - https://dictionnaire-journaux.gazettes18e.fr/journal/0004-affaires-de-langleterre-et-de-lamerique Letters From a Pennsylvania Farmer - https://history.delaware.gov/john-dickinson-plantation/dickinsonletters/pennsylvania-farmer-letters/#:~:text=In%20a%20series%20of%20fourteen,living%20in%20the%20American%20Colonies Denis Diderot - https://www.britannica.com/biography/Denis-Diderot Jean-Jacques Rousseau – https://www.britannica.com/biography/Jean-Jacques-Rousseau Mapping the Republic of Letters - https://www.neh.gov/humanities/2013/novemberdecember/feature/mapping-the-republic-letters Elizabeth Willing Powel - https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/digital-encyclopedia/article/elizabeth-willing-powel/ To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices