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Welcome to the website of George Goodwin, historian and author of Fatal Colours<\/em><\/span>,\u00a0Fatal\u00a0Rivalry<\/em><\/span> and\u00a0Benjamin Franklin in Londo<\/em>n<\/span> — and now Propaganda Wars of\u00a0 the American Revolution<\/em><\/span> published by Yale University Press (USA:16 June 2026; UK – 25 August 2026).<\/h3>\n

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Propaganda Wars of the American Revolution:\u00a0from the Boston Radicals to George Washington<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

George Goodwin shows how the leaders of the American Revolution brilliantly weaponized information and propaganda through correspondence and newspapers, shaping public perception, mobilizing support, and swaying the colonies toward open rebellion. Once the war began, George Washington\u2019s tireless ability to deploy the pen and press as a weapon of war helped to unite and sustain very different colonies and colonists during the eight long years before victory.<\/p>\n

Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, letters, and publications, Goodwin demonstrates how liberty and authority were contested through ideas, images, and rhetoric at the time of America\u2019s birth\u2014and how, 250 years on, the Revolution can be seen as America\u2019s first great media war.<\/p>\n

“A fantastic book. You\u2019ll want to add it to your must reads on the revolutionary era.\u201d\u2014Zara Anishanslin, author of The Painter\u2019s Fire: A Forgotten History of the Artists Who Championed the American Revolution<\/em><\/p>\n

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Benjamin Franklin in London: The British Life of America’s Founding Father<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Benjamin Franklin in London is a completely new interpretation, focusing on Benjamin Franklin as a proud Briton, both before and during his more than fifteen years in London that was brought to an abrupt end in March 1775. It was only then that Franklin gave up hope of the change of government that could have kept the American colonies in the British Empire.<\/p>\n

Told with with and verve, Benjamin Franklin in London highlights the daily life and devoted social circle of this great polymath – the 18th century equivalent of Leonardo da Vinci – in the hustle and bustle of the greatest city in the World.<\/p>\n

Benjamin Franklin in London\u00a0reveals a man of shifting identities, a ‘chess player’, who in the 1760s considered staying in Britain forever, then in the 1770s became one of its most formidable enemies, before a final twist in the 1780s enabled him to achieve a reconciliation with a peace negotiated with men he knew so very well.<\/p>\n

“An Enthralling Biography”\u00a0 \u2013 BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week<\/em> and see Review Quotes<\/a><\/p>\n

For articles and features see\u00a0Benjamin Franklin in London<\/a><\/p>\n

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Fatal Rivalry: Flodden 1513<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Fatal Rivalry is a history of vaunting royal ambition and deepening personal conflict\u2013 set against the extraordinary wealth, vitality and power of the Renaissance in Britain.<\/p>\n

England\u2019s most cunning king, Henry VII, and his young successor, Henry VIII, compete in magnificence with Scotland\u2019s greatest, James IV: but then rivalry leads to war and, finally to Flodden, the biggest and bloodiest Anglo-Scottish battle, on 9 September 1513.<\/p>\n

Fatal Rivalry deploys a sparkling cast of characters \u2013 great kings, colourful queens, conniving courtiers and political popes \u2013 as James IV negotiates \u2018perpetual peace\u2019 and independence for Scotland, until young Henry VIII\u2019s desire for European glory sparks the wars of 1513.<\/p>\n

‘A terrific account’\u00a0 \u2013 Daily Telegraph<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Fatal Colours: Towton 1461<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

Fatal Colours vividly recreates the vibrant and violent atmosphere of fifteenth-century England, as the turbulent and traumatic reign of Henry VI dissolves amidst the carnage of the 1st War of the Roses. \u00a0The final resolution comes at Towton, possibly the largest and certainly the most brutal battle on English soil \u2013 a contest between two kings of England that changed both kingship and England forever.<\/p>\n

“The story has never been told so well or so excitingly” –\u00a0 BBC History Magazine<\/em><\/p>\n

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Christmas Traditions: A Celebration of Festive Lore<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n

This entertaining explanation of the origins of our individual Christmas traditions is complemented by illustrations from the British Library\u2019s comprehensive collection of vintage Christmas books, cards and ephemera.
A celebratory guide to Christmases past and a welcome Christmas present.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis book will help you discover the secrets behind the festive season\u201d \u2013 Lucinda Hawksley, great-great-great granddaughter of Charles Dickens<\/p>\n

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