Video Podcasts

The American Revolution Myth We Learned Wrong

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. John G. McCurdy, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of Dr. McCurdy's book "Quarters: The Accommodation of the British Army and the Coming of the American Revolution". Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Introduction In this interview: “The story is wrong.” Watch this segment in the video below (07:33) Most Americans learned that the Quartering Act forced British soldiers into colonial homes. Did it? Were soldiers actually being forced into private houses? If not, why did colonists oppose the law? Why did the issue become important enough to […]

First British Royalty to Visit the American Colonies

Images in this collages - clockwise from left: William IV, Queen Anne, George IV, and George II. Visit AARevulotion.net for more images and interviews of scholars of the American Revolution with host Adel Aali.

The First Member of the British Royalty to Visit the American Colonies One of the lesser-known episodes of the American Revolution involved the future William IV (r. 1830 to 1837), then known as Prince William Henry, who became the first and only member of Britain’s royal family to visit the American colonies. Arriving in British-occupied […]

The Real Revolution in “Common Sense”

Image of Thomas Paine and his 47-page pamphlet "Common Sense". Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Thomas Paine Didn’t Just Call for Independence — He Tried to Destroy the Idea of Kings By early 1776, many American colonists were angry with Britain — but that did not necessarily mean they opposed monarchy itself. In fact, many still believed kings were natural, legitimate, even divinely sanctioned rulers. That is what makes Thomas […]

A Monarch Who Almost Abdicated During the American Revolution

Images in this collages - clockwise from bottom left: Empress Maria Theresa, King George III, King Carlos III, Empress Catherine II. Visit AARevulotion.net for more images and interviews of scholars of the American Revolution with host Adel Aali.

The American Declaration of Independence lists 27 grievances against King George III. It portrays him as an all-powerful tyrant—or as Dr. Richard Bell puts it, “Nero, Richard III, and Attila the Hun all rolled into one.” But that image misses something important. Behind the posture of control, the American Revolution tormented and wounded the King […]

Continental Soldier Citizens – America’s People’s Army

The featured image brings together images of Dr. Ricardo Herrera and Adel Aali from the interview, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, alongside painting "The March to Valley Forge, December 19, 1777", by William B. T. Trego, Museum of the American Revolution. Visit AARevulotion.net for more images and interviews of scholars of the American Revolution with host Adel Aali.

Introduction “That equated to roughly 20% of the male population. That’s the highest percentage in American history. World War II, 12%.”  Watch this segment in the video below (01:04:22).  Militias existed. Local defense existed. So why did the Continental Congress create the Continental Army—only to limit its power? What was this army actually fighting for? […]