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Lucy Worsley reveals the myths and manipulations behind American history.

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American History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley: Series 1: The American Revolution

The American Revolution

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Lucy Worsley shows how the history of the American Revolution has been mythologised.

Lucy Worsley explores how the history of the American Revolution has been mythologised and manipulated by generations of politicians, writers and protesters.

In the first of a three-part series, Lucy Worsley explores how American history has been mythologised and manipulated by generations of politicians, writers and protesters. This episode examines the American Revolution – a David-and-Goliath battle of men with high ideals taking on the might of the British Empire. But how much of America’s founding story is based on fact?

American History’s Biggest Fibs with Lucy Worsley: Series 1

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