The revolutions of 1848, known in some countries as the springtime of the peoples or the springtime of nations, were a series of
The revolutions were essentially democratic and liberal in nature, with the aim of removing the old
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The world was astonished in spring 1848 when revolutions appeared in so many places and seemed on the verge of success everywhere. Agitators who had been exiled by the old governments rushed home to sei… See more

The first of the numerous revolutions to occur in 1848 in Italy came in Palermo, Sicily, starting in January 1848. There had been several previous revolts against Bourbon rule; this one produced an independe… See more

Historian Priscilla Robertson posits that many goals were achieved by the 1870s, but the credit primarily goes to the enemies of the 1848 revolutionaries, commenting: "Most of what the men of 1848 fought for was brough… See more

• Age of Revolution
• Revolutionary Spring: Fighting for a New World 1848–1849 by Christopher Clark
• Colour Revolutions
• Democracy in Europe… See more

• Breunig, Charles (1977), The Age of Revolution and Reaction, 1789–1850 (ISBN 0-393-09143-0)
• Chastain, James, ed. (2005) Encyclopedia of Revolutions of 1848 [http://www.ohio.edu/chastain/contents.htm online from … See more