How We Lost America will be accompanied by a series of events, including historian talks, play readings and artist workshops.

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The current event schedule includes:

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- 27th July, 19.00 - 21.30: A play reading of Jefferson & Adams by Howard Ginsberg directed by Clare Cooper. Grab your tickets here.

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​- 31st July, 17.00 - 19.00: Franklin, Print, and Polemical Politics, a talk by historian Becca Palmer at the Benjamin Franklin House. This event is free to attend, but you can reserve your place here.

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How did newspapers help shape the American Revolution?

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Join us for an illuminating hybrid talk exploring the fascinating relationship between Benjamin Franklin and the world of print! Through three compelling case studies, historian Becca Palmer will uncover how Franklin harnessed the power of the press. From establishing his own newspaper and managing his public image during the Stamp Act crisis, to the explosive controversy surrounding the infamous Hutchinson Letters. Discover how print culture became a battleground for political ideas and how Franklin used it to influence events on both sides of the Atlantic. Grab your tickets here.​​

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​- 17th September, 19.00 - 20.30: ​Empire Ablaze: The American Revolution with Dr Tom Cutterham. A talk with contributing historian Dr Tom Cutterham on the subject of his new book, Empire Ablaze: The American Revolution and the Atlantic Working Class. Tickets here

Reframing the American Revolution as a British civil war, Empire Ablaze offers a fresh account of the United States’ birth and the origins of radical politics in Britain, finding insights for the revolutionary struggles of our own crisis-ridden times. Grab your tickets here.

 

‘How We Lost America’ is made possible with The National Lottery Heritage Fund.