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Republic and Empire: Crisis, Revolution, and America’s Early Independence
At the time of the American Revolution (1765–83), the British Empire had colonies in India, Africa, the Caribbean, the Pacific, Canada, Ireland, and Gibraltar. The thirteen rebellious American colonies accounted for half of the total number of provinces in the British world in 1776. What of the loyal half? Why did some of Britain’s subjects feel so aggrieved that they wanted to establish a new system of government, while others did not rebel? In this authoritative history, Trevor Burnard and Andrew Jackson O’Shaughnessy show that understanding the long-term causes of the American Revolution requires a global view.
Date:
17 October 2025, 12:30
Venue:
Rothermere American Institute, 1A South Parks Road OX1 3UB
Venue Details:
Downstairs Seminar Room. Our lift is currently out of order and is accessed by a flight of stairs
Speaker:
Andrew O'Shaughnessy (University of Virginia)
Organising department:
Rothermere American Institute
Organiser:
Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
events@rai.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Daniel Rowe (Oxford)
Booking required?:
Not required
Audience:
Public
Editor:
Justine Shepperson
