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Frederic Chopic Born
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The Birth of Modern Industrial Society
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Francisco de Goya, The Third of May, 1808; first exile of Napoleon
Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled by the Allied governments to Elba. Soon, however, the former French emperor's thoughts turned towards Paris - now under the restored rule of the Bourbons - and he began to plan his return. -
Congress of Vienna; second exile of Napoleon
The Congress of Vienna was an international conference that was called in order to remake Europe after the downfall of Napoleon I. Many territorial decisions had to be made in the conference that was held in Vienna, Austria, from September 1814 to June 1815. The main goal of the conference was to create a balance of power that would preserve the peace. -
David Ricardo, The Prinicples of Political Economy
The brilliant British economist David Ricardo was one the most important figures in the development of economic theory. He articulated and rigorously formulated the "Classical" system of political economy. The legacy of Ricardo dominated economic thinking throughout the 19th Century -
Peterloo Massacre; Jean-Auguste Ingres, La Grande Odalisque
The Peterloo Massacre (or Battle of Peterloo) occurred at St Peter's Field, Manchester, England, on 16 August 1819, when cavalry charged into a crowd of 60,000–80,000 gathered at a meeting to demand the reform of parliamentary representation. -
Fall of the Bourbon Monarchy in France; Eugene Delacroix, Liberty Leading the People
Eugene Delacroix was a famous romantic artist. He would express his feelings through his brish strokes. -
Reform Bill extends the vote in England
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Factory Act passed in England
The Factory Act of 1847, also known as the Ten Hours Act, restricted the working hours of women and children in British factories to effectively 10 hours per day. The bill was introduced unsuccessfully several times before Parliament finally passed it in 1847 -
New Poor Law passed in England
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Pyotr Ilich Tchaikovsky born
the most popular Russian composer of all time. His music has always had great appeal for the general public in virtue of its tuneful, open-hearted melodies, impressive harmonies, and colourful, picturesque orchestration, all of which evoke a profound emotional response. -
Friedrich Engels, The Condition of the Working Class in England
Friedrich Engels, the eldest son of a successful German industrialist, was born in Barmen on 28th November 1820. As a young man his father sent him to England to help manage his cotton-factory in Manchester. Engels was shocked by the poverty in the city and began writing an account that was published as Condition of the Working Class in England -
Charlotte Bronte, Jane Eyre; Emily Bronte, Wuthering Heights
Wuthering Heights is the only novel by Emily Brontë. It was first published in 1847 -
Revolution sweeps through Europe; Karl Marx, The Communist Manifesto
played a significant role in the development of modern communism and socialism. Marx summarized his approach in the first line of chapter one of The Communist Manifesto, published in 1848
