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Boston Tea Party: a rebellion against British tax policy sparked an uprising which was to reject British rule in the Americas and establish the US republic in 1776. W.D Cooper, TYhe Boston Tea Party

America at 250: the Britons who supported the War of Independence

America’s struggle for independence from Britain was supported by some highly influential thinkers in 18th-century Britain.
French President Emmanuel Macron talks to U.S. President Joe Biden at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization headquarters in Brussels on June 14, 2021. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/POOL/AFP via Getty Images

French outrage over US submarine deal will not sink a longstanding alliance

Despite a ‘major breach of trust,’ the recent spat between France and the US corresponds to a long cycle of conflict and rapprochement between the two countries.

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