320 Benjamin Franklin's London House

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

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🗓️ 18 January 2022

⏱️ 73 minutes

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Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, to Abiah Folger and Josiah Franklin. Although Franklin began his life as the youngest son of a youngest son, he traveled through many parts of what is now the northeastern United States and the Province of Quebec and lived in four different cities in three different countries: Boston, Philadelphia, London, and Passy, France. In honor of Benjamin Franklin’s 316th birthday, Márcia Balisciano, the Founding Director of the Benjamin Franklin House museum in London, joins us to explore Benjamin Franklin’s life in London using details from the largest artifact Franklin left behind: his rented rooms at 36 Craven Street. Show Notes: https://www.benfranklinsworld.com/320 Complementary Episodes 🎧 Episode 001: James N. Green, Library Company of Philadelphia 🎧 Episode 022: Vivian Bruce Conger, Deborah Read Franklin & Sally Franklin Bache 🎧 Episode 149: George Goodwin, Benjamin Franklin in London 🎧 Episode 169: Thomas Kid, The Religious Life of Benjamin Franklin 🎧 Episode 175: Daniel Epstein, The Revolution in Ben Franklin’s House 🎧 Episode 207: Nick Bunker, Young Benjamin Franklin REQUEST A TOPIC 📨 Topic Request Form 📫 liz@benfranklinsworld.com WHEN YOU'RE READY 🗞️ BFW Gazette Newsletter 👩‍💻 Join the BFW Listener Community LISTEN 🎧 🍎 Apple Podcasts 💚 Spotify 🎶 Amazon Music 🛜 Pandora CONNECT 🦋 Liz on Bluesky 👩‍💻 Liz on LinkedIn 🛜 Liz’s Website SAY THANKS 💜 Leave a review on Apple Podcasts 💚 Leave a rating on Spotify Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	You're listening to an AirWave Media Podcast.
0:04.0	Ben Franklin's World is a production of the Omahaundro Institute and is sponsored by
0:09.1	the Colonial Wingsburg Foundation.
0:11.1	Hello and welcome to episode 320 of Ben Franklin's World.
0:25.2	The podcast dedicated to helping you learn more about how the people and events of our
0:29.8	early American past have shaped the present day world we live in.
0:34.0	And I'm your host, Liz Covard.
0:36.9	Benjamin Franklin was born in Boston on January 17, 1706, to Abbey Folger and Josiah Franklin.
0:44.3	No although Franklin began his life in Boston as the youngest son of a youngest son, he
0:48.9	lived to travel in many parts of what is now the northeastern United States and the province
0:53.5	of Quebec.
0:54.8	He also lived in four different cities in three different countries.
0:58.9	Boston, Philadelphia, London and Passive France.
1:03.6	Now in honor of Benjamin Franklin's 316th birthday, we're going to explore Franklin's
1:08.5	life in times in London between the years of 1757 and 1775.
1:14.8	Now in total, Franklin spent nearly 20 years of his life living in London.
1:19.4	He arrived for his first day of about two years in the mid-1720s when he was just a young
1:23.8	man.
1:24.8	And with the exception of about two years when he returned to Philadelphia between 1762
1:29.6	and 1764, Franklin lived in London almost continuously between 1757 and 1775.
1:38.2	So what was Benjamin Franklin doing in London for all of that time?
1:42.6	Marciapolisiano, the founding director of the Benjamin Franklin House Museum in London,
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