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326: The Year of Revolutions: 1848
The Rest Is History
Lessons from Kefalonia Uprising
The rural uprising in Kefalonia in 1849, despite being part of the tiny scattered Ionian islands, paints a different picture from the notion that Britain avoided revolution due to its liberality. Unlike the belief that British institutions were already so liberal that people's desire for reform was satisfied, the British authorities in Kefalonia responded with brutality by resorting to flogging and hanging, causing a Europe-wide scandal. This incident highlights that when faced with local tumult similar to that on the continent, British authorities behaved similarly to the Austrians, Germans, and Prussians, challenging the perception of British exceptionalism in handling revolutions.
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