Lucy Worsley Investigates: The American Revolution

Matt Roush says...

Many PBS viewers have likely devoured Ken Burns‘ epic 12-hour exploration of The American Revolution, which premiered in November. While it’s been said that history is written by the victors, British historian Lucy Worlsey challenges that notion by examining the Revolutionary War from the perspective of the English, whose policies inspired the colonists to rebel. Her timely two-part docuseries (concluding next Tuesday), anticipating America’s 250th birthday this year, opens with Worsley visiting New York’s City Hall Park and the New York Historical Society, where she views artifacts symbolizing the rupture between the New and Old Worlds. Her research reveals how King George’s punitive taxes and the Stamp Act of 1765 sparked the conflict, with the Boston Massacre and Boston Tea Party as early indications of the fighting to come.

What's Worth Watching (Apr 7)