The rivalry between Alexander Hamilton and Aaron Burr is one of the animating forces of Lin-Manuel Miranda's Hamilton, now streaming on Disney+, culminating in the duel that takes Hamilton's life in Act II. But there's much more to Burr's story after those fateful shots were fired on July 11, 1804.
The two Founding Fathers had longstanding bad blood due to their political differences. Their mutual disdain affected both of their political careers and led not only to the end of Hamilton's life, but irrevocable changes to Burr's.
Burr and Hamilton were longtime rivals.
As Hamilton explores in detail, Burr and Hamilton's relationship was highly contentious. They were both rising political stars and Revolutionary War heroes, but saw eye-to-eye on little.
