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What If George Washington Became King?

What If George Washington Became King?

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‘No occurrence in the course of the war has given me more painful sensations.' This was George Washington's response when the idea of his becoming 'King' was put to him.


But what if he had? What would an American royalty look like? Who would have succeeded Washington? And why did this not happen?


Don is joined for this episode by Michael Hattem, author of The Memory of ’76: The Revolution in American History’ and ‘Past and Prologue: Politics and Memory in the American Revolution’.


Edited by Aidan Lonergan. Produced by Sophie Gee. Senior Producer was Charlotte Long.


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