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America at 250: the Britons who supported the War of Independence

Dr Tom Cutterham writes for The Conversation

2 July 2026
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The American revolution was not a straightforward contest between colonists and mother country, despite what the Declaration of Independence said about dissolving the bonds between one people and another. There were, of course, loyalists in America who refused to join the rebel cause. And in Britain, there were many who took the side of the revolution.

Just like in the colonies themselves, people’s choice of allegiance was sometimes...Read full article on The Conversation

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