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In similar vein, rumour has it that the Belgian revolution of 1830 started at the opera in Brussels, during a performance of "La muette de Portici" (The mute gi
by elric 7y ago
In similar vein, rumour has it that the Belgian revolution of 1830 started at the opera in Brussels, during a performance of "La muette de Portici" (The mute girl of Portici). I'm sure the story is much embellished, given that Belgium was already in open revolt against the Dutch, and independence wasn't far behind.
- lainga 7y agoZero mention in the article - zero - of the fact that most of Europe had been engulfed in civil uprisings for the better part of the previous year, and many of the crushed leaders had emigrated to America.
- walterbell 7y agoAny good references on those uprisings?
- empath75 7y agohttps://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_(podcast)#Seasons https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Revolutions_(podcast)#Season... The excellent “revolutions” podcast covered it in 33 episodes.