Worlds Turned Upside Down

Episode 22: The Siege


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Hours after the Battles of Lexington and Concord, rebel British Americans begin laying siege to Boston, trapping thousands of civilians and soldiers in town for months with dwindling supplies, compelling the British to make a costly assault on nearby Bunker Hill and Breed's Hill.

Featuring: Rick Atkinson, Lindsay Chervinsky, Brad Jones, and Rosemarie Zagarri.

Voice Actors: Adam Smith, Grace Mallon, John Turner, Annabelle Spencer, Evan McCormick, John Terry, Spencer McBride, and Peter Walker.

Narrated by Dr. Jim Ambuske.

Music by Artlist.io

This episode was made possible with support from a 2024 grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities.

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Worlds Turned Upside Down is a production of the Roy Rosenzweig Center for History and New Media at George Mason University.

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