Video Podcasts

The Habsburgs and the American Revolution: A Missing Chapter

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Jonathan Singerton, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along cover image of "The American Revolution and the Habsburg Monarchy", a book by Dr. Singerton that we discuss in this interview. Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Introduction In this interview: “May 13, 1779 is not a date well remembered by historians of the American Revolution, but it should be.” Watch this segment in the video below (00:38:41) Why did Benjamin Franklin enjoy greater access to Maria Theresa – Holy Roman Empress – than to Louis XVI – the French king? Did […]

Did the Declaration of Independence Actually Have Legal Authority?

Image of Adel Aali (program host) and his guest, Dr. Edward Larson, superimposed on the Betsy Ross flag, along with the cover image of Dr. Larson's recent book "Declaring Independence: Why 1776 Matters". Visit AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution and for interviews of scholars with Adel Aali.

Introduction In this interview: “They have to wait for the colonies to give them authority to go along with this. So the whole status of exactly the authority of the Declaration of Independence, it couldn’t stand alone. It required each colony to also declare independence, which they basically did.” Watch this segment in the video […]

The Enlightenment and the American Revolution: What Was the Impact?

Images from left to right: James Madison and Thomas Jefferson. See AARevolution.net for more images of the American Revolution.

Intellectual Foundations of the American Revolution — Part III The Enlightenment played a significant—but not exclusive—role in shaping the American Revolution, especially among its leading thinkers. Figures like Thomas Jefferson and James Madison drew on Enlightenment ideas, but blended them with other intellectual and political traditions. Concepts such as natural rights and the pursuit of […]