Lowell Lecture
Lowell Lecture Series presented by the Paul Revere Memorial Association at Old South Meeting House -- Tyranny Unmasked: The Townsend Acts in Britain, Ireland, and America
Date & Time
Sept. 26, 2018 - 7:30 p.m.
Location
Old South Meeting House
310 Washington Street Boston, MA 02108
Driving Directions
Speaker(s)
Eliga Gould, Professor of History, University of New Hampshire
Presenting Organization
Paul Revere Memorial Association
Topics
Contact
Patrick M. Leehey (pat@paulreverehouse.org, 617-523-2338)
The Townshend Acts marked a new radical phase in the crisis that eventually destroyed Britain’s American empire. When Parliament enacted the law in 1767, it seemed as though the imperial stresses at the end of the Seven Years’ War could be contained. Just over a year later, occupied Boston was the toast of radical patriots throughout George III’s dominions, and observers began to wonder whether Britain’s days as an imperial power were numbered. University of New Hampshire Professor of History Eliga Gould will tell the fascinating story of this transformation — as it appeared to Bostonians and from the standpoint of people on the far shores of the Atlantic.