1848 Collection (page 16)

Duc D aumale Attacked
Le duc d Aumale, perceived as a representative of the royalist faction, is attacked in the streets of Paris by a Republican mob. Monarchy is distinctly out of fashion !

Napoleon at Assemblee
Napoleon Bonaparte, freshly elected president, makes his formal entry into the Assemblee Nationale

Edward Baines (Elder)
EDWARD BAINES Journalist and author, politician active in civic affairs. with his autograph

Austrians in Milano
After defeating the Piedmontese, the Austrian army once again occupies Milano

Uprising in Naples - 2
In the course of the uprising in Naples, liberals set fire to the palazzo Gravina

Carlo Alberto, king of Piedmont, joins in the war for independence from Austria

Papal Palace Attacked
The Papal Palace at Rome is attacked by Republicans

Siege of Peschiera
The Piedmontese successfully besiege Peschiera, and occupy the city

Uprising in Naples - 3
At Castelnuovo, Naples, liberals are massacred by royalist forces

Vicenza Evacuated
Vicenza is evacuated by the papal forces

Riots in Firenze

Piemontese in Milano
The Piedmontese army enters Milano

Pius IX Retires
Alarmed by the Republican triumph in Rome, pope Pius IX retires to Gaeta

Uprising in Naples - 4
At Castelnuovo, Naples, liberals are massacred by royalist forces

Messina Occupied
Following a naval bombardment, the port of Messina is invested by the royalist forces of Ferdinando II, king of the Two Sicilies

Piedmont Volunteers
From all over Italy, patriotic volunteers swarm to expel the Austrians : Giuseppe Mazzini leads a column of men from Piedmont

Volunteers from Naples
Led by their belligerent princess, liberals from Naples volunteer to help Piedmont in her battle for independence from the Austrians

Agitation at Firenze
The Liberals mount a demonstration at Firenze on behalf of Montanelli and Guerazzi, liberal statesmen who form a triumvirate with Mazzini

Uprising at Venice
Submitting to popular demand, the Austrians release liberal leaders Daniele Manin and Niccolo Tommaseo from prison

Rioting in Rome
Angered by Pius IXs encyclical, Roman liberals demonstrate outside the popes palace

Uprising at Milano
Street fighting and burning buildings during the Quinta Giornata (five-day revolt) at Milano

Messina Bombarded
Ferdinando II orders the bombardment of Messina, where an insurrection has taken place, earning him the nickname of King Bomba

Roman Parliament
The populace of Rome watch in amazement as the first Roman Parliament opens

Battle of Staffalo
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Staffalo

Battle of Goito
The Piedmontese defeat the Austrians at Goito

Garibaldi & Carlo A
The meeting between Garibaldi and Carlo Alberto, king of Piedmont, when the king is persuaded to join in the war for independence from Austria

Uprising in Naples - 1
Barricades block the streets of Naples as street fighting erupts

Battle of Custoza
The Piedmontese are defeated by the Austrians at Custoza

Storia Di Due Anni
Title page of Vecchis Storia di due anni which recounts the history of two crucial years in the history of Italy - the struggle for and the achievement of independence

Insurrection in Palermo
During the insurrection at Palermo, Sicily, against the Bourbon rule, the royal cavalry are routed

Constitution in Napoli
Though Ferdinando of Naples /Two Sicilies opposes independence, he grants a fairly liberal constitution which delights the populace

Revolt in Milano
The Quinta Giornata - the five-day uprising in Milano - involves serious street fighting : this is the scene at the barricades erected at the Porta Tosa

Revolt in Milano - 2
During the Quinta Giornata - the five-day uprising in Milano - there is serious street fighting throughout the city : this is the scene at the Porta Nuova

Non-Smokers Attacked
When Austria imposes a tax on tobacco at Milano, Italy, many residents give up smoking in protest : the Austrians then attack those who refuse to smoke !

Pius IX Acclaimed
Pius IX is acclaimed as a liberal when first appointed; but despite initial reforms, he will find himself in exile by the end of the year

Louis Philippe landing at Newhaven
Louis Philippe (1773-1850), King of France, arriving at Newhaven after the French revolution of 1848 forced him to abdicate. He escaped to England as Mr Smith and died at Claremont in Surrey

Electric light in Trafalgar Square
Experimental exhibition of the electric light on the steps up to the National Gallery in Trafalgar Square, London in 1848

Staites patent electric light apparatus
Engraving of Edward Staites patent electric light apparatus, exhibited at the Hanover Square Rooms, London in 1848. The light used a weight-driven mechanism

George Stephenson experimenting with the safety lamp in a mi
Illustration of George Stephenson (1781-1848) experimenting with his safety lamp in a mine. It was designed by Stephenson in 1815, around the same time as Humphrey Davy invented a similar lamp

Randall Thomas Davidson
RANDALL THOMAS DAVIDSON Archbishop of Canterbury from 1903 - 1928

Tchaikovsky / Family 1848
PYOTR ILICH TCHAIKOVSKY Russian composer (left) in 1848 with his mother, father, brothers and sisters

Dame Madge Kendal
MRS KENDAL (1848 - 1935) Stage actress

Kew Gardens
An engraving of the interior of the Palm House at Kew Gardens in 1852. Built by the Irish engineer, Richard Turner and architect, Decimus Burton between 1844-1848

Extension of South Western railway to Waterloo Bridge
Extension of the South Western railway, from Nine Elms to Waterloo, a distance of just over two miles. The construction cost 800000"

Fighting in Milan / 1848
Fighting in Milan

Conway Tubular Bridge
Conwy railway bridge was built by Robert Louis Stevenson and officially opened in 1849, although completed in 1848. The tube is 412 feet long and weighs 1300 tonnes

Pacific Marquesas
Entrance to the valley of Akaoui, on Nuku Hiva

Chirk Railway Viaduct
Built by Henry Robertson, the Chirk railway viaduct crosses the vale of Llangollen, Wales, running alongside Telfords aqueduct

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