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The programme outlines briefly, with maps, the boundaries of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1648, and sketches in the history of the two cities of Prairue and Cracow. Using film of the existing cit...ies, which have changed little, and archive material - drawings and paintings of the 1848 events - the sites and situations of the uprising are shewn. There is also an extended film sequence of two small villages to the south of Cracow, which have also changed little, and where the condition of the peasants is still primitive. Here a preliminary to the 1848 uprising took place in 1846 when the peasants in the area rose against their Polish landlords at the instigation of the Austrian overlords.
The programme outlines briefly, with maps, the boundaries of the Austro-Hungarian Empire in 1648, and sketches in the history of the two cities of Prairue and Cracow. Using film of the existing cit...ies, which have changed little, and archive material - drawings and paintings of the 1848 events - the sites and situations of the uprising are shewn. There is also an extended film sequence of two small villages to the south of Cracow, which have also changed little, and where the condition of the peasants is still primitive. Here a preliminary to the 1848 uprising took place in 1846 when the peasants in the area rose against their Polish landlords at the instigation of the Austrian overlords.
| Module code and title: | A321, The revolutions of 1848 |
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| Item code: | A321; 07; 1978 |
| First transmission date: | 1978 |
| Published: | 1978 |
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| Duration: | 00:24:30 |
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| Producer: | Nancy Thomas |
| Contributor: | Frank Carter |
| Publisher: | BBC Open University |
| Keyword(s): | Austrian Empire; Krakow; Revolution |
| Footage description: | The programme opens with film of Cracow and Prague, over which Frank Carter briefly mentions the revolutions that occurred in these cities in 1848. During this sequence, and throughout the programme, a variety of prints, paintings and cartoons and other midnineteenth century illustrative material is displayed. A studio map shows the location of Cracow and Prague within the Habsburg Empire. Carter sketches the history of Prague up to 1848, over prints and a map showing the industrial development of the city. The same treatment is then given to Cracow. Over news sheets produced in 1848, Carter outlines the spread of revolution throughout Europe in 1848. With the aid of a map of the Austrian Empire, he describes the discontent that existed in the Empire's ethnic groups, concentrating on the Czech problem. He briefly describes how the Habsburgs survived in 1848. Over a map of Cracow and Galicia, Carter describes the unrest that existed there in 1846. Film of the village of Lopuszna, and of the old fashioned farming methods used there. In voice-over Carter describes the economic and political situations of mid nineteenth century Galicia. A variety of prints are displayed. Carter describes the peasant violence that erupted in Galicia in 1846. Over film of Lopuszna, the events that happened there are described. He also describes the fate of the radicals who participated, and indicates the effect it had on the radical of Cracow. From the studio, Carter explains why revolt occurred in Cracow in 1848. Over film of the city and a number of illustrations, he traces the events of 1848. An animated map shows the course of the battle for the Market Square, and Carter gives reasons for the failure of revolution in Cracow. Over film and stills of Prague Carter describes the condition of the city in 1848. Over a variety of illustrations he outlines the aims of the nationalists and their demands in 1848. Carter describes the course of the Prague revolution over a number of illustrations and film of Prague. A map of the revolutionaries' barricades is shown, and their defeat described. Carter concludes by stating what the revolutions of Cracow and Prague achieved in both the short term and the long term, over a map of the Austrian Empire. |
| Master spool number: | 6HT/72908 |
| Production number: | 00525_3456 |
| Videofinder number: | 3315 |
| Available to public: | no |
