Question

What was the July revolution in Europe

Answer 1

July Revolution 1830:

a. The liberals revolted to topple the conservative regime of the Bourbon rulers in the July Revolt of 1830.

b.  It brought about the installation of a constitutional monarchy in France with Louis Philippe as its head.

c.  The July Revolution sparked an uprising in Brussels which led to Belgium breaking away from the United Kingdom of the Netherlands.

d. It  mobilized nationalist feelings among the educated elite across Europe.

Answer 2

The revolution was precipitated by Charles X’s publication (July 26) of restrictive ordinances contrary to the spirit of the Charter of 1814. Protests and demonstrations were followed by three days of fighting (July 27–29), the abdication of Charles X (August 2), and the proclamation of Louis-Philippe as “king of the French” (August 9). In the July Revolution the upper middle class, or bourgeoisie, secured a political and social ascendancy that was to characterize the period known as the July