Bibliograph

The royalist revolution, monarchy and the American founding, Eric Nelson

Type

Label

The royalist revolution, monarchy and the American founding, Eric Nelson

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 345-374) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The royalist revolution

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

880122463

Responsibility statement

Eric Nelson

Sub title

monarchy and the American founding

Summary

Generations of students have been taught that the American Revolution was a revolt against royal tyranny. In this revisionist account, Eric Nelson argues that a great many of our “founding fathers” saw themselves as rebels against the British Parliament, not the Crown. The Royalist Revolution interprets the patriot campaign of the 1770s as an insurrection in favor of royal power<U+2014>driven by the conviction that the Lords and Commons had usurped the just prerogatives of the monarch

Table Of Contents

Patriot Royalism: the Stuart monarchy and the turn to prerogative, 1768-1775 -- "One step farther, and we are got back to where we set out from": patriots and the Royalist theory of representation -- "The Lord alone shall be king of America": 1776, Common Sense, and the Republican turn -- "The old government, as near as possible": Royalism in the wilderness, 1776-1780 -- "All know that a single magistrate is not a king": Royalism and the constitution of 1787

Target audience

adult

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