Brian Klaas

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.

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.

And when you think about this, I mean, if we sort of zoom out from what's going on here, there's this aspect in history where to tell this story, you need to have the history of sort of Doggerland, this aspect of why Britain gets cut off and becomes an island. You have to have the story of empire. You have to have the story of the sort of geography of Britain's forests.

And when you think about this, I mean, if we sort of zoom out from what's going on here, there's this aspect in history where to tell this story, you need to have the history of sort of Doggerland, this aspect of why Britain gets cut off and becomes an island. You have to have the story of empire. You have to have the story of the sort of geography of Britain's forests.

And when you think about this, I mean, if we sort of zoom out from what's going on here, there's this aspect in history where to tell this story, you need to have the history of sort of Doggerland, this aspect of why Britain gets cut off and becomes an island. You have to have the story of empire. You have to have the story of the sort of geography of Britain's forests.

the geography of America's forests, the colonization of America, and then this little trigger, which is the Pine Tree Riot, along with the sort of resentment and the need for trees. And all of them combine, right? And the reason I tell stories like this is because any one of these factors being different might have created a different trigger for war.

the geography of America's forests, the colonization of America, and then this little trigger, which is the Pine Tree Riot, along with the sort of resentment and the need for trees. And all of them combine, right? And the reason I tell stories like this is because any one of these factors being different might have created a different trigger for war.

the geography of America's forests, the colonization of America, and then this little trigger, which is the Pine Tree Riot, along with the sort of resentment and the need for trees. And all of them combine, right? And the reason I tell stories like this is because any one of these factors being different might have created a different trigger for war.

I mean, eventually you may have had the Revolutionary War anyway, but it might have started differently. And of course, one of the things that I think is really profound about this example is that the initial American Navy sailed under a white flag with a pine tree on it. And so if you look it up, you'll see this as this is the first naval flag for the United States.

I mean, eventually you may have had the Revolutionary War anyway, but it might have started differently. And of course, one of the things that I think is really profound about this example is that the initial American Navy sailed under a white flag with a pine tree on it. And so if you look it up, you'll see this as this is the first naval flag for the United States.

I mean, eventually you may have had the Revolutionary War anyway, but it might have started differently. And of course, one of the things that I think is really profound about this example is that the initial American Navy sailed under a white flag with a pine tree on it. And so if you look it up, you'll see this as this is the first naval flag for the United States.

And it's because of this attempt to sort of seize the American trees for the Royal Navy. And, you know, when I was writing this part of the book, I didn't have time to go into a lot of the detail. But the ripple effects of this continue because you have things like Captain Cook then goes on these expeditions and his ship breaks off the coast of Hawaii and he gets killed.

And it's because of this attempt to sort of seize the American trees for the Royal Navy. And, you know, when I was writing this part of the book, I didn't have time to go into a lot of the detail. But the ripple effects of this continue because you have things like Captain Cook then goes on these expeditions and his ship breaks off the coast of Hawaii and he gets killed.

And it's because of this attempt to sort of seize the American trees for the Royal Navy. And, you know, when I was writing this part of the book, I didn't have time to go into a lot of the detail. But the ripple effects of this continue because you have things like Captain Cook then goes on these expeditions and his ship breaks off the coast of Hawaii and he gets killed.

And part of that may be because they lost the supply line. It's tied to this question of supply lines for tall trees and whether you have good timber and all these things. So every story around naval history in this period is somehow linked to this question of supply lines around trees. And we sort of take for granted, okay, now let's look at the naval battle

And part of that may be because they lost the supply line. It's tied to this question of supply lines for tall trees and whether you have good timber and all these things. So every story around naval history in this period is somehow linked to this question of supply lines around trees. And we sort of take for granted, okay, now let's look at the naval battle

And part of that may be because they lost the supply line. It's tied to this question of supply lines for tall trees and whether you have good timber and all these things. So every story around naval history in this period is somehow linked to this question of supply lines around trees. And we sort of take for granted, okay, now let's look at the naval battle

And there's this hidden set of factors that we just totally ignore that are lurking below the surface.

And there's this hidden set of factors that we just totally ignore that are lurking below the surface.

And there's this hidden set of factors that we just totally ignore that are lurking below the surface.