Puritans
Subject in Christianity
Puritans has come up in 1 episode across 1 podcast in TMT, including The Rest Is History. 2 people have made recorded remarks about it.
What people said
Tom HollandEnglish actor cast as Telemachus
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
Dominic SandbrookBritish historian, author and co-host of The Rest Is History
Sandbrook argues that Franklin, though an 18th-century figure, was deeply rooted in 17th-century intellectual culture.
“So he's an 18th century figure, but one who is so firmly rooted in the intellectual culture of the 17th century”
The Rest Is History: 684. Franklin: Revenge of the American Genius (Part 2) (Jul 1, 2026) · Listen from 9:13
Podcasts
- The Rest Is History · 1 episode
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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