Brian Klaas

Yeah, it does. And it depends how far you go back, right? Because there's sort of there's this period where Britain is not always an island. I mean, it eventually becomes an island 8000 years ago when this landslide in Norway created a tsunami that permanently cut off, or at least up until now, cut off Britain completely and made it an island.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And that is, of course, one of the reasons why the Navy is so important to British history. And then once you develop naval superpowers in the sort of British Empire, you need a lot of trees because you need to build the ships. And so what happens during this period as the Navy rises in Britain is that they basically decimate a lot of the old forest trees.

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And they just, you know, there's this voracious desire for tall timber. And so the British landscape is forever changed. I mean, there's still remnants that you can see in terms of how different and deforested it is because the Royal Navy in the 18th century took in an estimated 1.2 million trees down in order to build these ships. So there's this sort of unmet demand for

And all of a sudden, people realize the answer is America. And they think, okay, we've got this huge continent, these enormous what they call cloud-kissing pines in places like Connecticut. And so, you know, the settlers began to cut these trees down because, of course, they're really good for building houses. But the king wants them to build ships.

And all of a sudden, people realize the answer is America. And they think, okay, we've got this huge continent, these enormous what they call cloud-kissing pines in places like Connecticut. And so, you know, the settlers began to cut these trees down because, of course, they're really good for building houses. But the king wants them to build ships.

And all of a sudden, people realize the answer is America. And they think, okay, we've got this huge continent, these enormous what they call cloud-kissing pines in places like Connecticut. And so, you know, the settlers began to cut these trees down because, of course, they're really good for building houses. But the king wants them to build ships.

And so they have this sort of moment where the finest specimens were supposed to be reserved for the king. And they made this sort of etching onto the bark with what was called the king's mark, this broad arrow shape that was imprinted on these trees with three blows from a hatchet. And it was marked as the king's trees, right?

And so they have this sort of moment where the finest specimens were supposed to be reserved for the king. And they made this sort of etching onto the bark with what was called the king's mark, this broad arrow shape that was imprinted on these trees with three blows from a hatchet. And it was marked as the king's trees, right?

And so they have this sort of moment where the finest specimens were supposed to be reserved for the king. And they made this sort of etching onto the bark with what was called the king's mark, this broad arrow shape that was imprinted on these trees with three blows from a hatchet. And it was marked as the king's trees, right?

And of course, this produces an illicit trade because the settlers in America want to use these trees and they sort of hope they can get away with it. Now, eventually, this all comes to a sort of showdown because the resentment between the king claiming the trees and the settlers wanting them and the colonies...

And of course, this produces an illicit trade because the settlers in America want to use these trees and they sort of hope they can get away with it. Now, eventually, this all comes to a sort of showdown because the resentment between the king claiming the trees and the settlers wanting them and the colonies...

And of course, this produces an illicit trade because the settlers in America want to use these trees and they sort of hope they can get away with it. Now, eventually, this all comes to a sort of showdown because the resentment between the king claiming the trees and the settlers wanting them and the colonies...

They eventually have this big sort of showdown in a place called the Pine Tree Tavern in New Hampshire. This happens in April of 1772. And the king's sort of, you know, enforcer gets attacked by this violent mob. And so this spurs what's called the Pine Tree Riot. And it's the hidden story that many people don't know about that's sort of this precursor to the Boston Tea Party.

They eventually have this big sort of showdown in a place called the Pine Tree Tavern in New Hampshire. This happens in April of 1772. And the king's sort of, you know, enforcer gets attacked by this violent mob. And so this spurs what's called the Pine Tree Riot. And it's the hidden story that many people don't know about that's sort of this precursor to the Boston Tea Party.

They eventually have this big sort of showdown in a place called the Pine Tree Tavern in New Hampshire. This happens in April of 1772. And the king's sort of, you know, enforcer gets attacked by this violent mob. And so this spurs what's called the Pine Tree Riot. And it's the hidden story that many people don't know about that's sort of this precursor to the Boston Tea Party.

It's one of these parts of sort of an initial defiance of the crown in America. And because they were treated with a relatively light slap on the wrist, it emboldened those who wanted to sort of challenge the sort of royal power. And so it's viewed as one of these sort of catalysts of the Revolutionary War.