Following the Revolutionary War, New York City became the first capital of America.ħ. The three, especially Angelica, were advocates for women’s rights but also had to uphold their status as socialites, which is why Angelica did not pursue Alexander Hamilton.Ħ. Eliza, Angelica, and Peggy Schuyler were well-educated sisters. Hamilton was born out of wedlock as an immigrant in the West Indies before heading to America.Ģ. After punching the bursar and dropping out of University, Alexander Hamilton headed to New York in 1776 where he met Aaron Burr, John Laurens, Marquis de Lafayette, and Hercules Mulligan.ģ. Hamilton was an outspoken abolitionist and egalitarian.Ĥ. King George III was a little bit mad. In an interview with Lin-Manuel Miranda, Miranda stated that he “felt an enormous responsibility to be as historically accurate as possible, while still telling the most dramatic story possible…and when I did part from the historical record or take dramatic license, I made sure I was able to defend it…none of those choices are made lightly.” With that in mind, much of what is not historically accurate in the musical are minimal or exaggerated in order to keep the story flowing and keep the audience engaged.ġ. So, for this blog post, I’m going to give five truths and five lies that were shown in Hamilton, and it is up to you to guess which ones are false and which ones actually happened! Although there are several parts of the show that are fictionalized, much of what the musical depicts really happened.
After watching Hamilton, I had several questions and went on a deep dive into the historical accuracy of the musical.
That being said, it’s really weird that I only just now watched a musical about history. If there are two things in life that I like the most, it’s musicals and history (and cats, but that’s not important right now). I know that I’m seven years behind the trend, but I FINALLY watched Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Hamilton. Hamilton the Musical: Five Truths and Five Lies
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