Revolutionary Era Blog
Welcome to AAR’s Revolutionary Era Blog
In Analyzing American Revolution, over 30 scholars explore the Revolution from unique perspectives in in-depth video interviews with host Adel Aali. Our Revolutionary Era Blog supplements these interviews with three types of weekly posts:
- Interview Transcript Highlights
- Interview Image and Artist Highlights
- Quiz Answers and Backstories
In addition to our guest scholars’ in-depth analyses of the American Revolution, host Adel Aali shares his own insights—gleaned from over 200 interviews with world history scholars—offering fresh perspectives and deeper context.
We chose the title Revolutionary Era Blog instead of “American Revolution Blog” because it better reflects the wide scope of our program, covering events around the world during the American Revolution and across preceding and subsequent generations.
Featured Topics in Our Revolutionary Era Blog
Analyzing American Revolution (AAR) is a special series podcast production of the History Behind News program. In this series, 33 professors (and counting) analyze the American Revolution from 33 different angles through in-depth interviews with host Adel Aali.
Tap here for a closer look at the Revolutionary Era topics we examine—and to meet our guest scholars.
Where to Start
Begin your journey with our introductory post, and then explore backstories of images from the American Revolution—with their backstories and the surprising lives of the artists behind them.
Did you catch the thick black borders — and the skull and crossbones — in the background overlay above?
Those 18th-century newspaper clippings were early sparks of the American Revolution. Dive into their story here.
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The Enlightenment, Common Sense, and the American Revolution: A Conversation with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld – Part III
Updated: January 19, 2026 Intellectual Foundations of the American Revolution To fully comprehend the American Revolution, we have to study the developments that frayed relations
The Enlightenment, Common Sense, and the American Revolution: A Conversation with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld – Part II
Updated: January 15, 2026 Intellectual Foundations of the American Revolution To fully comprehend the American Revolution, we have to study the developments that frayed relations
The Enlightenment, Common Sense, and the American Revolution: A Conversation with Dr. Sophia Rosenfeld – Part I
Updated: January 17, 2026 Intellectual Foundations of the American Revolution To fully comprehend the American Revolution, we have to study the developments that frayed relations
