Beyond Patriots vs. Loyalists: The Global American Revolution with Dr. Richard Bell

Was the American Revolution really just a colonial rebellion against Britain? According to historian Dr. Richard Bell, the answer is no. In this episode, we discuss Bell’s book The American Revolution and the Fate of the World, which reframes the Revolution as a global, transnational conflict with consequences stretching far beyond North America—from Spain and the Caribbean to Indigenous nations and British India. Bell challenges familiar myths about the Revolution, including the simplistic p...