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Podcast: Past Present Future
Episode: The History of Revolutionary Ideas: 1848: The Liberal Revolution w/Chris Clark
Description: In the first of three episodes about the revolutions that swept through Europe in 1848 David is joined by historian Chris Clark to explore the ideas behind this continental upheaval. We start with the ‘Liberal Revolution’: Who were the liberals and what had turned them into revolutionaries? How did the original French Revolution overshadow their hopes and fears? Were parliaments and constitutions capable of sustaining revolutionary fervour? And did the liberals of 1848 realise what they had unleashed?Come to see PPF Live at the Bath Curious Minds Festival: join us on Saturday March 29th to hear David in conve...