American History's Biggest Fibs

Lucy Worsley examines the American Revolution, a David-and-Goliath battle of men with high ideals taking on the might of the British Empire, and asks how much of America's founding story is based on fact.

Lucy Worsley debunks the myths behind one of the USA's great historical landmarks: the American Civil War. At the Lincoln Memorial, in Washington DC, Lucy explains that Abraham Lincoln has gone down in history as the saviour of the union, and for ending slavery.

Lucy Worsley reveals the historic myths and deceptions told following the United States' emergence as a superpower after the Second World War. The 1950s and early 1960s in America are often remembered as a golden era of abundance, harmony and the American dream made real. This film reveals that to be a carefully constructed illusion.