America’s Revolution was Britain’s American War. In this conference held at the Huntington Library in September 2012, international scholars considered the events of 1763 to 1783 from the perspective of Britain and its “other” colonies, focusing on the many ways the American War reshaped society, politics, and culture at home and abroad. The conference’s conveners, Edward G. Gray and Jane Kamensky, are also editors of a new volume of essays, “The Oxford Handbook of the American Revolution” (Oxford University Press, 2012). Several presenters at the conference are also contributors to that...
Edward Gray and Jane Kamensky introduce the themes of the conference “The American War: Britain’s American Revolution.” Gray is professor of history at Florida State University and Kamensky is Harry S. Truman Professor of American Civilization at Brandeis University. They were introduced by Steve...
Published 09/22/12
Linda Colley spoke on a panel titled “The American War and the Constitution of Britain.” Her talk was part of the conference “The American War: Britain’s American Revolution,” held at The Huntington Library in September 2012. Colley is the Shelby M. C. Davis 1958 Professor of History at Princeton...
Published 09/22/12