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British historian Lucy Worsley reveals how some of the biggest moments in US history are actually fibs and stories concocted by pop culture, politics and national(istic) pride.

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Season 1

  • The American Revolution
    7.2/1053 votes

    The American Revolution

    Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 1/17/2019

    The American Revolution created not just a new independent nation but also numerous popular myths about its foundation that in time replaced the facts.

    Director: Laura Blount

    Writer: Unknown

  • The American Civil War
    7.7/1044 votes

    The American Civil War

    Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 1/24/2019

    Lucy Worsley shows how the history of the American Civil War has been retold over time, in movies, books and speeches, to promote freedom and equality but also hatred and division

    Director: Edmund Moriarty

    Writer: Unknown

  • Supremacy
    7.3/1037 votes

    Supremacy

    Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 1/31/2019

    Lucy Worsley reveals the myths and deceptions in the story of America following the United States' emergence as a superpower after the Second World War.

    Director: Tom Cholmondeley, Renny Bartlett

    Writer: Unknown