The origins of German Unification: 1815-1848

An audio revision guide presenting an overview of the key factors present in the German states leading to the revolutions of 1848-49. Presented thematically, this podcast considers a range of conservative and progressive factors that contributed to causing the revolutions including Metternich, the nobles, the church, the impact of the railways and industrialisation, peasants, workers, the emerging middle class, and the Zollverein.