Lecture 1848 in the rear-view mirror Resonances of a European revolution Add to calendar 2025-11-03 17:00 2025-11-03 18:30 Europe/Rome 1848 in the rear-view mirror Sala del Consiglio Villa Salviati - Castle YYYY-MM-DD Print Share: Share on Facebook Share on BlueSky Share on X Share on LinkedIn Send by email Scheduled dates Nov 03 2025 17:00 - 18:30 CET Sala del Consiglio, Villa Salviati - Castle Organised by Department of History In this event, Professor Christopher Clark (University of Cambridge) explores how the 1848–1849 revolutions reveal history’s non-linear ties to today’s political and social challenges. Viewed on a calendar or a timeline, the events and the people of history seem to recede from us, growing ever more distant. But the truth is that we have a non-linear relationship with the past. There are moments when a history that seemed finished and locked into the past suddenly moves into our vicinity. In this talk, Professor Chris Clark reflects on the present-day relevance of nineteenth-century European history and in particular of the revolutions that rocked the countries of Europe in 1848-1849.