The Congress of Vienna: Crash Course European History #23

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The end of the Napoleonic Wars left the great powers of Europe shaken. Judging from the destruction that had been wrought across the continent, it seemed to the powers that be that the Enlightenment had liberated the people, and led to disaster. So, everybody got together in Vienna to have a Congress, and to try to put Europe "right" again. By "right" I mean they wanted to go back to the old days of kings, queens, and nobles running the show. But this new yearning for the past pervaded the continent. Roomanticism arose at the same time, looking back at (imagined) golden age of Medieval Times. Today we'll talk about the Congress of Vienna, The Holy Alliance, and the Romantic movement across the arts.

Sources

-Blanning, Tim. The Romantic Revolution: A History. London: Weidenfeld and Nicolson, 2011.
-Hunt, Lynn. Making of the West: Peoples and Cultures. Boston: Bedford St Martin’s, 2019.
-Vick, Brian E. Congress of Vienna: Power and Politics after Napoleon. Cambridge: Harvard University Press, 2014.

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Not to forget: Switzerland was definitively “granted” neutrality in the sense that all great powers pledged not to invade or annex Switzerland ever again (as long as it stayed neutral).

teen-at-heart
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"it truly is astonishing what humans can, with time, nostalgicize" *sweats in southern*

JoaoPessoa
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people who watch these videos are:
80% have to study for a test
15% were forced to watch it by parents/teachers
5% are actually curious and want to learn.
to the 5%, I respect you.

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Greetings from the part of Poland that is still sometimes referred to as "Kongresówka" in reference to the Congress of Vienna! The rump Kingdom of Poland created by the Congress might have been small and attached to the Russian Empire, but it (at least on the paper) had pretty wide-ranging autonomy including its own constitution, which was something that Russia itself (or most of the European monarchies) didn't have at the time. So for a moment, it seemed that there were, in fact, some good news for Poles (spoiler, it went south from there). BTW I really hope that "this was good news for everybody except for the Poles" period truly ended for good in 1991.

It was interesting to see you describe Romanticism as a force and expression of conservatism. It is true to an extent but Romanticism also had a different side, both inspiring to an extent and being inspired by many revolutionary movements across Europe, seeking to undermine or overthrow the conservative order, especially those of nationalistic flavor. Polish Romanticism certainly was that way for obvious reasons, although now that I think of it Zygmunt Krasiński, in particular, expressed that conservative aspect of Romanticism.

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4:51 As a Pole I hope this catchphrase appears in many future episodes.

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John is looking healthier and happier as the series progresses. It makes me think he really enjoys educating people.

LePedant
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A lot of spooky scary skeletons under the streets of Vienna, they send shivers down your spine

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Europe: The balance of power will solve all our problems!
WW I: Hold my gas mask.

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It's amazing how everything seems to have historical context: art, literature, even music.

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Can we get a crash course on music? I’d love to see a music history!

simonkeverett
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Its funny how many students hate studying history but your history videos always get more watches than the others

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I loved this episode, I have always learned about Romanticism in art but I never saw the connection or saw it as a counter-movement to the revolutionary ideas of the times prior.

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I know it's totally irrelevant, but I really want John to read the next lines, thus i dont mind sharing:


Hello John! Just finished reading '' turtles all the way down''! It was one more book of yours, in which are described feelings i could never put into words, feelings concerning loss, or grief, or fear, and the words for expressing them were spinning around my head for a long time. I am a true admirer of your work, and of your skill to empathise with others, always managing talking to my soul and making me feel moved. You re writings are full of hope, in the end. I wish i were more fluent in expressing how i mean what i mean, how much it means to me. Thank you for everything, your books, your narrating style, your motivation, your videos. Sincerely 🌺❤️

martr
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When will we get a Crash Course on Art History? I would love that

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The crazy thing is I've been subscribed to this channel for years n I never seen the notification message untill today! Even tho the bell icon is set to all I always have to check n see when there's a new video. I'm extremely happy bc it's the 1st time since forever ya girl isn't days late to a video ❤️😊

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I love this series. I (im)patiently wait for each episode to come out. Thanks for doing this.

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"The sleep of reason produces monsters"- Francisco Goya

sean..L
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So interesting to see how the political and economical movements post-congress of Vienna intervened in culture

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This might get mentioned later on in the series, but the Greek War of Independence (Greece vs the Ottoman Empire) was another manifestation of that idea of romanticism: many westerners volunteered for the Greek Forces and the British, French, and Russians sent aid to Greece to help it fight its war against the Ottomans. They did this under the idea that they were fighting to liberate the “cradle of Western Civilization”. Lord Byron would go on to volunteer and eventually be killed in action in the war.

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This series is great.
A quick note about the European Union idea. It appeared a lot earlier (around 1460) as the message of peace from George of Poděbrady about national cooperation instead of one nation domination.


At least this is the first appearance of European idea I know of.

TomTrval