Of Revolutions

In 1848, demonstrations rose across Europe. These demonstrations grew to the point of pressuring rulers and ministers to flee their lands, toppling governments, and fostering opportunity for revolutionaries to arise. These revolutionaries across the ideological spectrum (Liberal, Socialist, and Nationalist), worked to bring their ideologies to reality. Of the major powers in Europe, it was only Great Britain and Russia who remained stable in the time of change. Great Britain, because previous revolts, such as the War of the Roses, had led to various reforms allowing some semblance of popular power. Russia on the other hand held tight to complete autocratic control stamping out all signs of dissent, for another seventy years.