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Benjamin Franklin

She was an excellentchoice for a wife

Skemp: She was an excellent
choice for a wife

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Skemp: She was an excellent choice for a wife.
Duration
5 seconds
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Timestamp in Movie
00:33:52
Uploaded
May 05, 2025
Season
1
Episode
1
Genres
documentary, biography, history
Production
Florentine Films

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Exploring the life and work of writer and publisher, scientist and inventor, diplomat and signer of both the Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution: Benjamin Franklin.
S01 • E01 She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
She was well connected; she belonged to Christ Church,
S01 • E02 "And now, nothing remains but to fight it out." - Benjamin Franklin 00:19
"And now, nothing remains but to fight it out."
S01 • E01 It was less of a romantic relationship than it was - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
It was less of a romantic relationship than it was
S01 • E01 Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Franklin had recently fathered a son with another woman.
S01 • E01 He never revealed the mother's identity, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
He never revealed the mother's identity,
S01 • E02 First of all, there's no other person who knows - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
First of all, there's no other person who knows
S01 • E01 He was named William. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
He was named William.
S01 • E02 And he is the most celebrated American in Europe. - Benjamin Franklin 00:04
And he is the most celebrated American in Europe.
S01 • E01 She takes in his son, who is not her son, - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
She takes in his son, who is not her son,
S01 • E02 Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal," - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Narrator: On October 27, he was on board the "Reprisal,...
S01 • E01 Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah - Benjamin Franklin 00:15
Narrator: Benjamin and Deborah
S01 • E02 With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
With him were two grandsons... 16-year-old Temple
S01 • E02 14 years earlier, when France and Britain - Benjamin Franklin 00:10
14 years earlier, when France and Britain
S01 • E01 Deborah purchased rags, which mills throughout - Benjamin Franklin 00:09
Deborah purchased rags, which mills throughout
S01 • E02 Now it was imperative he avoid British ships at all costs. - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
Now it was imperative he avoid British ships at all costs.
S01 • E01 She also managed the household, - Benjamin Franklin 00:07
She also managed the household,
S01 • E02 The rough voyage across the wintry Atlantic - Benjamin Franklin 00:06
The rough voyage across the wintry Atlantic
S01 • E01 Narrator: Two years into their union, in 1732, - Benjamin Franklin 00:08
Narrator: Two years into their union, in 1732,
S01 • E02 The diet on board of salted beef had ruined his digestion - Benjamin Franklin 00:11
The diet on board of salted beef had ruined his digestion
S01 • E01 His proud and doting father called him Franky. - Benjamin Franklin 00:05
His proud and doting father called him Franky.