The American Revolution
The six-part, 12-hour docuseries The American Revolution from Ken Burns premieres on WHYY on November 16, 2025, and runs through November 21.
Burns’ docuseries brings the epic struggle for independence into vivid focus and shows how events in and around Philadelphia and the Delaware Valley, from the Continental Congress at Independence Hall to Valley Forge and the Brandywine campaign, played a central role in shaping the Revolution and the new nation.
Don’t miss this landmark television event that brings America’s founding story home to Montgomery County and the Delaware Valley.
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How Secret Meetings at Carpenters’ Hall in Philadelphia Helped Secure America’s Independence
A secret meeting between Benjamin Franklin and French spy Julien-Alexandre Achard de Bonvouloir at Carpenters’ Hall in 1775 helped bolster America’s fight for independence, writes…
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Divided Loyalties at Battle of Brandywine Frame Revolutionary War as Civil War
The Battle of Brandywine in Chadds Ford, where colonists fought on opposing sides, shows that the Revolutionary War was, in many ways, a civil war,…
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Ken Burns’ New Documentary ‘The American Revolution’ Puts Ben Franklin at Start, Philadelphia at Center
After a decade of filming for his new docuseries The American Revolution, Ken Burns begins with Ben Franklin and positions Philadelphia right at the heart…
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VFTCB Brings Revolutionary Show to Montco; Cast Inhabits Characters and Bodily Creates Scenery
The Valley Forge Tourism & Convention Board and Theater Unspeakable — a Chicago acting troupe under the auspices of Let’s Make History Productions (also from…
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French General Who Fought in Battle of Brandywine Played Key Role in American Independence
A French figure is being lauded as a foreign fighter that contributed to the success of the Revolutionary War. Marquis de Lafayette has a family…
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