The Memory of the First French Revolution

The February revolution of 1848 marks the beginning of the second French republic. Over the three revolutionary days about 50 soldiers had been killed along with 22 municipal guards. And it would not take long for the streets of Paris to realize that even the expulsion of the monarchy and a victory for so-called radicals still did not mean a victory for them. Next week we're going to explore how the memory of the first French revolution was going to affect everyone's reaction to this revolution in France.