Kieran J. O’Keefe will discuss his new book, Suffering for the Crown: The Hudson Valley Loyalists and the Violence of Revolution. This lecture will chart the formation of a Loyalist community in the Hudson Valley during the Imperial Crisis, continue by examining the Revolution as a civil war in the region, and conclude by tracing the experiences of Loyalists after the Revolution, looking at both those Loyalists who stayed in New York and those who moved to Canada. The talk will explore the war's enduring psychological and social legacies, providing a nuanced understanding of the Revolution’s human cost.
Kieran J. O'Keefe is an Assistant Professor of History at Lyon College in Batesville, Arkansas. His research focuses on the social, political, and military history of the American Revolution. His first book is Suffering for the Crown: The Hudson Valley Loyalists and the Violence of Revolution (2026), published by the University of Virginia Press.
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