What Tom Holland has said about Puritans
1 quote · 1 episode · Jul 1, 2026
Tom Holland, English actor cast as Telemachus, has been quoted on Puritans once in 1 episode of The Rest Is History, most recently on July 1, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
Holland argues that the values Franklin absorbed from his parents made him the prototype of the American self-made man.
“these enable Franklin to become the prototype of that great American archetype, the self-made man”
The Rest Is History: 684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2) (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 13:36
Episodes
684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2)The Rest Is History · Jul 1, 2026 · 1 h 13 min
Tom Holland and Dominic Sandbrook trace Benjamin Franklin's life from Puritan Boston boyhood and Enlightenment fame to revolutionary diplomat, Constitution signatory and late abolitionist.
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