Crimes Against History

My wife and I have been enjoying a series called Sons of Liberty.  It does for the American Revolution what Shakespeare did for British and Roman history: provided important lessons about human. nature from a very loose version of what 

It is focused on Sam Adams, John Adams, and John Hancock.   Sam Adams as action hero in places.  There are riots in Boston in an era that was pretty peaceful so that they could move the destruction of the Governor’s residence back too many years.  The Boston Massacre is utterly unrecognizable.   Adams is scrounging guns and powder to arm militias when I have read the documents to know this is all wrong.  The Battle of Concord is unrecogniably wrong.  The deadly retreat from Concord, which is perfect for drama is missing.  The Battle of Bunker Hill is wrong on more levels than I can begin to count.  One or two parts they got right.  They move the decision to declare independence before or contemporaneous with the 1775 Battle of New York.  

There are so many parts of the history that would make an historically accurate and rousing film.  While entertaining,  it was about as accurate as Star Wars physics.

As you might expect, I am not someone with whom to watch historical fiction.