Description:
Compares constitutional arguments at the time of the American Revolution with the constitutional history of medieval BritainArgues that the American revolutionaries were influenced by institutions and ideas developed in the Middle Ages
Focuses on John Adams' writings, demonstrating how Adams turned to the constitutional history of medieval Britain to challenge the claims of the contemporary British government
Review Quotes:
"Muldoon's is a scholar's book, deeply and compellingly invested in the historical traditions and scholarly controversies of Adams's era and of our own. Muldoon offers a significant new perspective on both the English Revolution and the American Revolution by relating much of his coverage of the revolutionary ideologies behind both revolutions to their nascent moments in medieval history. The book's greatest achievement lies ... in clear, lucid writing backed by a significant body of scholarship Muldoon transparently offers readers." (Carla J. Mulford, Reviews in American History, Vol. 49 (2), June, 2021)