Author : John H
Release : 2013-11-28
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Book Synopsis Liberty Inherited (Commemorative Edition) by : John H

Download or read book Liberty Inherited (Commemorative Edition) written by John H. This book was released on 2013-11-28. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We are all familiar with the Boston Massacre, Bunker Hill, the Declaration of Independence, and the Constitution. But what about The Glorious Revolution and the Declaration of Rights? Both of these events are just as much a part of American history as those listed above, yet the vast majority of Americans are completely unfamiliar with them and the impact they had on the formation of this nation (and the modern world). For it was The Glorious Revolution of 1688 that provided the moral justifications the colonists used in their struggle in 1776. Furthermore, it was The Declaration of Rights of 1689 that first guaranteed in writing the rights of all "freeborn Englishmen"; rights that are today taken for granted as being 'universal human rights. In fact, the Glorious Revolution and its aftermath were so profound that famed British historian David Starkey remarked that they invented "perhaps modernity itself." To commemorate the 325th anniversary of the Glorious Revolution, John Hancock is reconnecting Americans with this essential, yet forgotten, part of their history. The commemorative edition of his bestselling book Liberty Inherited details the world changing events that occurred in England in 1688 and 1689. Events that not only created modern England, but also made the American Revolution of 1776 possible. Thus ushering in a new form of government that would make Britain and the United States of America the predominate nations of the modern age. 30% New and Updated Material 2 Bonus Chapters Including: 1. A Summary View of the Rights of Englishmen in British America by Thomas Jefferson (1774) 2. The Rights of Englishmen by William Young (1793)