The Trans-Atlanticist
Episode Archive
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Impressment, Naval History, and the Declaration of Independence
"He has constrained our fellow Citizens taken Captive on the high Seas to bear Arms against their Country, to become the executioners of their friends and Brethren, or to fall themselves by thei...
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Understanding the Patriots' Opposition to Standing Armies in Their Cities
"He has kept among us, in times of peace, Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures."
In today's episode, we explore Grievance #11 in the Declaration of Independence, which...
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"Enemies in War, in Peace Friends": Was the Revolutionary War the First American Civil War?
"Nor have We been wanting in attentions to our Brittish brethren...They too have been deaf to the voice of justice and of consanguinity. We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which den...
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Mark Twain: An American Classic in Europe
***This episode was recorded live on 19 November 2025.***
This special episode explores the life and work of Mark Twain, one of the most iconic figures in American literature.
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Money and the Declaration of Independence: How Revolutionary Financial Ideas Won the Revolutionary War
"And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm reliance on the protection of divine Providence, we mutually pledge to each other our Lives, OUR FORTUNES, and our sacred Honor."
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Wales and the Declaration of Independence
In this episode, we explore the influence of Wales and Welsh immigrants on the Declaration of Independence with two expert guests from the University of Cardiff, Dr. Marion Loeffler and Dr. Huw ...
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Irish Perspectives on the Declaration of Independence
"Irish men and Irish women, in the name of God and of the dead generations from which she receives her old tradition of nationhood, Ireland through us summons her children to her flag and strike...
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Creating ONE PEOPLE: Whig Legal Theory Plus Comparisons with Ireland and Spanish America
"When in the Course of human events, it becomes necessary for ONE PEOPLE to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another..."
"Whenever any Form of Government becom...
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Spanish Florida, African-Americans, and the Declaration of Independence
This episode explores the complexity of Florida's colonial history, its relationship to African-Americans, and its importance during the War of Independence.
Our expert guest is Prof. Ja...
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Canada and The Declaration of Independence, Part 2: The Invasion (or Liberation) of Canada
In the second of our 2-episode series about Canada and the Declaration of Independence, historian Mark R. Anderson talks us through the invasion of "the neighbouring Province" of Canada as well ...