I have looked everywhere to find a book about life in England during Revolutionary War and can’t find one. Everytime I look for something is shows about life in America. I have plenty of information on that, I just thought I would let the kids how the war affected England and other nations as well. Does anyone know of any?
I don’ t know of any children’s books. The only other countries involved were Spain and France. France declared war (again) on Britain during our War of Independence.
I’d suggest educating yourself with adult materials so you can fill-in the gaps orally until they get older. Knowing which MPs supported the Americans-or at least thought it best for England to make peace with us- and which didn’t is good to know.
Maybe select chapters from books at Heritage History of England, France, and Spain. Though, I doubt you’ll find much. They all had their own problems and I believe the war with America was viewed with a yawn, an inter-family/Empire squabble (like Britain’s with Scotland and Ireland), until we won. Then the War between England and France (and Spain) was on again and then the French Rev came, so there was a lot going on.
I just started pre-reading this for next year, but it sounds like what you are looking for. It’s historical fiction and takes place in England. The Reb and the Redcoats
I just started pre-reading this for next year, but it sounds like what you are looking for. It’s historical fiction and takes place in England. The Reb and the Redcoats
This is a good one. My son read this when he was 11.