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Europe: Revolution as a Result of Modernity.....
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England's Glorious Revolution of 1688
A form of prayer and thanksgiving by the Church of England for having William of Orange the glorious instrument of the great deliverance of this kingdom from popery and arbitary power. This shows the gratitude and gravity of the revolutionary actions of William of Orange in establishing the parliament and constitutional monarchy of England. -
The French Revolution
This is the Storming of Bastille and Arrest of Governor Launaye represented by French painter Jean-Baptiste Lallemand. The capture of Bastille was crucial to teh revolutionary cause because the prison tower represented imperial authority at this time. -
The Greek War of Independence
Greek Women Imploring for Assistance by Ary Scheffer in 1826 now on display at the Stair Sainty Gallery in London, England. This shows the nature of romantic era art, where it is trying to evoke emotion, while showing every day individuals fighting for their nationalistic cause. It also displays the context of the War of Independece in showing the women having to pray to their Christain God in secret from the persecution of the Muslim Ottoman-Turks. -
The Revolts of 1848
This is an excerpt from Lord Brougham's speech in the English House of Lords on the affairs of Austria and Italy. This document is important to the theme of revoltionary Europe because it shows the stagnant conservative stance that the members of the Congress of Vienna took on the nationalistic uprisings of 1848. -
The October Bolshevik Revolution
This is a coloured cartoon style propaganda poster printed between 1917-1930 is part of the Woodburn collection, gathered by Scottish Labour Arthur Woodburn for the National Library of Scotland from his visit to the Soviet union in 1932. This print was to inform to the large working class of Russia that they had been exploited by the Tsarist regime, with absolutely no gain. It ends with a promise that the new communist regime will reward them for their hard work and build a stronger Russia. -
German Revolution and Establishment of the Weimar Republic
This is a photo taken on November 9th, 1919 of Scheidemann's proclamation of the German republic in front of the Reichstag, which is now on display at the German Historical Museum. This photo marks the abdication of the autocratic rule of the Kaiser and the steps toward the official establishment of the Weimar Republic.
