Carla Gardina Pestana

Carla Gardina Pestana, Professor and Joyce Appleby Endowed Chair of America in the World, studies the 17th and 18th century Atlantic worlds, especially the English Atlantic; the Caribbean; and U.S. religious history. She is the author of "The World of Plymouth Plantation" (2020). Professor Pestana received her Ph.D. at UCLA in 1987 in early American history. Before joining UCLA’s faculty in 2012, she taught at The Ohio State University, Canterbury University in Christchurch, New Zealand, and Miami University in Oxford, Ohio.

Why Comparisons Between Trump and King George III Miss the Mark on 18th-Century British Monarchy

March 23, 2025

Commentators in the U.S. have been comparing Trump’s tyrannical moves with King George III. They aren’t accurate. Here’s why.

Carla Gardina Pestana

Why Comparisons Between Trump and King George III Miss the Mark on 18th-Century British Monarchy

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