BBC Radio 4 – 1848: Year of Revolution

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    Listeners might be interested in the following radio programme

    http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/b019gy9p

    BBC Radio 4 – 1848: Year of Revolution

     

    Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution. Across the continent, from Paris to Palermo, liberals rose against conservative governments. The first stirrings of rebellion came in January, in Sicily; in February the French monarchy fell; and within a few months Germany, Austria, Hungary and Italy had all been overtaken by revolutionary fervour. Only a few countries, notably Britain and Russia, were spared.

    The rebels were fighting for nationalism, social justice and civil rights, and were prepared to fight in the streets down to the last man. Tens of thousands of people lost their lives; but little of lasting value was achieved, and by the end of the year the liberal revolutions had been soundly beaten.

    With:

    Tim Blanning
    Emeritus Professor of History at the University of Cambridge

    Lucy Riall
    Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London

    Mike Rapport
    Senior Lecturer in History at the University of Stirling.

    Producer: Thomas Morris.

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