Sir Richard J. Evans - Writing the History of 19th-century Europe: the Global Context

Sir Richard J. Evans (Cambridge University) gives a Lecture in the framework of Europe and the World Forum on 21 February at Villa Schifanoia

[@Malikin]

31:13 A man of culture!

[@Gorboduc]

I agree with the question asked about the incredible disappearing Austrian Empire. I was reading Tuchman's Guns Of August a while ago, and she starts the book with one chapter each summarizing the war aims of all the major powers... ...except for the guys who started it. :/

[@michaelbasher]

Really really interesting.

[@themanofleisure7115]

Evans starts at 8:30

[@Act23ful]

thanks!

[@ManiacMayhem7256]

Thanks

[@algerhiss8142]

After the castrating cow

[@HeldHostageByEzraMiller]

@@algerhiss8142so unnecessary bro

[@AlbertSchram]

[22:00] As to the "European family of nations", the badly conceived monarchic architecture at the Congress of Vienna, and the tremendous forces for social and economic change unleashed by technological innovation and the 1st Industrial Revolution at the same time, caused a continual occurrence of rebellions and revolutions before and after 1848. It is a story of conflict and competition between states, it was not and could not be a peaceful century. Margaret MacMillan's conception that the First World War was the war that ended peace, is in my view ludicrous.

[@joshwhite3339]

I think when folks say "peaceful century" they mean that nothing occurred from 1815-1913 in Europe that resembled the Napoleonic wars, 7 years war, 30 years war, WW1, WW2 etc. I think the worst war that occurred during that time was an internal American Civil War.

[@AlbertSchram]

@@joshwhite3339 With lack of peacefulness I mean the Greek revolution, Belgian Independence, the 1848 revolutions, the Italian independence wars, the Franco German wars etc

[@1schroef]

9/11?

[@MikeDrewYT]

Who is this tedious introducer? She seems bored or annoyed at having to do it. Miss, if you don’t want to do this we can look all the information about “Richard” up ourselves.

[@firstal3799]

Hate introductions. Irritating

[@intolerandus]

The most contemptible sellout in British history.

[@bigboybole4358]

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[@althepalno1164]

So why is he so well regarded, and respected? Apart from whacky deniers, people regard him as an excellent historian. And a really good speaker too.

[@slizzysluzzer]

Follow your leader

[@Malikin]

He does this pretty well and I think if you hate a historian, you might hate history itself, too.

[@slizzysluzzer]

@@Malikin He's a Holocaust denier, of course he hates history.