Europe and Western Civilization in the Modern Age

The Revolution in France (1x13)

Date de diffusion: Mar 22, 1998

The first Europe-wide revolution of the modern age began in France in February 1848. In this first of three lectures on the events of that critical year, France is the focus. There, both the revolutionary forces and their conservative opponents were split into factions. By December, Louis Napoleon had come to power through elections and set about turning the Second Republic into a new kind of modern conservative regime.