This is the story of the 1848 European revolutions, one of the most dramatic ... and in a series of tumultuous events, toppled the French monarchy, and forced reforms across Italy, Germany ...

Two ‘second republics’ The first French republic (1848–1852) after the French Revolution had given way to monarchy. The second French republic was established through the revolution of 1848 ...

Only 3000 people lived in Melbourne when Charles La Trobe became superintendent, but he envisioned a great city, and reserved ...

A constitutional crisis in 1860s Prussia could teach Americans the importance of public participation in democracy.

While the heroes of the War of Independence fought for freedom, there were Greek politicians who betrayed them for money and ...

When it comes to Mexican presidents, Benito Juárez is pretty difficult to beat in terms of achievements and legacy.

For centuries, France was ruled by a monarchy until 1789, when the French Revolution began ... continuing until 1848, when the second republic was proclaimed. This new republic endured until ...

Bulgaria celebrates Levski as the Apostle of Freedom. Born Vasil Ivanov Kunchev on July 18, 1837, he was crucial in ...

By Robert Englebert The tariff war has begun. Since coming into office only weeks ago, Donald Trump’s on-and-off again threat of taking a sledgehammer to free trade has kept Canadians on edge.

Lampedusa's mid-20th-Century novel The Leopard became a bestseller, then a revered film – and is now a lavish Netflix series ...

When they veered in the wrong direction, between 1848 and 1945, the result was tyranny and totalitarianism ... The gestation was the Age of Enlightenment — and the American and French revolutions it ...