Ed Helms
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
What year are we in?
Right in the pre-Revolutionary War period, the 1770s, like early 1770s.
But we're going to start by going back a bit further.
So here's a little back story on our main man, Dunmore.
Born in Tamath, Scotland in 1730, his father, the third Earl of Dunmore, actually fought against King George II as a member of the Jacobite army in 1746.
His father was imprisoned but was eventually freed in 1750.
That very same year, John, perhaps motivated by his father's failures—
joined the British Army, cementing his allegiance to the crown forevermore.
We have a portrait of Lord Dunmore.
Yeah, very sharp.
He's leaning hard.
I count at least three different plaids going on in this portrait.
The socks, the kilt.
Very fashion forward.
Would he be a dandy?
This painting does give dandy vibes, but I think we'll learn that he's actually a pretty tough cookie.