The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America,

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The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776 (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)

Reinterpreting the first century of American history, Brendan McConville argues that colonial society developed a political culture marked by strong attachment to Great Britain's monarchs. This intense allegiance continued almost until the moment of independence, an event defined by an emotional break with the king. By reading American history forward from the seventeenth century rather than backward from the Revolution, McConville shows that political conflicts long assumed to foreshadow the events of 1776 were in fact fought out by factions who invoked competing visions of the king and appropriated royal rites rather than used abstract republican rights or pro-democratic proclamations. The American Revolution, McConville contends, emerged out of the fissure caused by the unstable mix of affective attachments to the king and a weak imperial government. Sure to provoke debate, The King's Three Faces offers a powerful counterthesis to dominant American historiography.

Country	USA
Author	Brendan McConville
Binding	Kindle Edition
EISBN	9780807838860
Format	Kindle eBook
Label	The University of North Carolina Press
Manufacturer	The University of North Carolina Press
NumberOfPages	344
PublicationDate	2014-01-01
Publisher	The University of North Carolina Press
ReleaseDate	2014-01-01
Studio	The University of North Carolina Press

The King's Three Faces: The Rise and Fall of Royal America, 1688-1776 (Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia)