1848: Year of Revolution

The dramatic story of the interconnected revolutions that shattered the old European order and transformed the continent

“A fully nuanced portrait of a tumultuous year.” —Wall Street Journal

In 1848 a torrent of revolutions ripped through Europe. Crowds of working-class radicals and middle-class liberals in Paris, Milan, Venice, Vienna, Prague, Budapest, Krakow, Munich, and Berlin toppled the old conservative regimes and began the task of forging a new order. Political events so dramatic ha...