tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post1005085917157766756..comments2024-03-28T04:26:30.557-05:00Comments on Boston 1775: Break the Pope's Neck?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-40691994243580495232012-02-26T00:45:16.093-05:002012-02-26T00:45:16.093-05:00It's been so long I don't recall why I tho...It's been so long I don't recall why I thought that diary entry came from August, but you're quite right—it's from December, a week before Christmas. Thanks!J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-862236092181369582012-02-25T21:55:33.740-05:002012-02-25T21:55:33.740-05:00In the book "Major Problems in the Era of the...In the book "Major Problems in the Era of the American Revolution, 1760-1791" edited by Richard Brown, the quote as listed in Mr. Fithian's journal comes from a date of Saturday 18 [December] 1773.SirWilliamXVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17242550843185739476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-80174176708392265872009-07-17T23:39:54.844-05:002009-07-17T23:39:54.844-05:00In 1773, when Fithian wrote about this game, Ameri...In 1773, when Fithian wrote about this game, Americans <i>were</i> still British. And the British Empire still had laws against Catholics participating in politics; indeed, anti-Catholicism had become one of the main ideologies “uniting” the Empire. That’s why I linked the game, wherever it originated, with the larger anti-Catholic sentiment in the British Empire.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28102666.post-35072072916061251922009-07-17T23:12:26.687-05:002009-07-17T23:12:26.687-05:00Actually, I was just reading today that this game ...Actually, I was just reading today that this game was created not by British anti-Catholics, but instead native born American protestants that were both anti-Catholic and anti-immigrant. As for the rest of your information, I'm glad you had it up. I came across a reference to this game in my reading and had to find out what it was. Thanks much!!KLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08138039616757316493noreply@blogger.com