About this episode

Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland discuss the British perspective on losing the thirteen colonies and its implications.

The historian-podcasters Dominic Sandbrook and Tom Holland explain why losing the thirteen colonies “annoyed” the British, but “it could have been a lot worse.”

People in this episode

Guests: Dominic Sandbrook, Tom Holland

Topics covered

• history
• American Revolution
• British perspective
• colonialism
• cultural commentary

Keywords

• America at 250
• British history
• Dominic Sandbrook
• Tom Holland
• thirteen colonies
• historical analysis

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Places: Britain, thirteen colonies

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