The French Revolution

The French Revolution inspires a wave of radicalism across Europe as disenfranchised classes of society organise to challenge the ruling authorities. Video: In Search of Scotland: The Victorian Achievement.

26 November 2009

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In Search of Scotland—The Victorian Achievement

Land and Votes—BBC Scotland
The advent of the 19th century ushers in a new age of radicalism and unrest.

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