The Long Nineteenth Century is a phrase coined by certain historians to describe the period lasting from the beginning of the French Revolution in 1789 until the start of World War One in 1914. The reasoning for this extension of the nominal 100 years is the duration of certain institutions during this period and close relationships between many events. Others have posited an even longer nineteenth century lasting from about 1750 until the same end date. The articles written for this semester will adhere to the definition which includes only the 125 years from 1789 to 1914.
The French Revolution (1789-1799)
Decline of the Ottoman Empire (1789-1918)
The Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)
Haitian Independence (1804)
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire (1806)
Muhammad Ali (1805-1848)
Latin American Independence (1811-1830)
The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Bourbon Restoration Regime (1814-1848)
The German Confederation (1815-1866)
Antarctica (1820)
The Belgian Revolution (1830)
The Carlist Wars (1833-1876)
Independence for Texas (1835-1836)
The Victorian Era (1837-1901)
The Industrial Revolution Continues (1760-1840)
The Irish Famine (1845)
The US-Mexico War (1846-1848)
1848 and Communism
The French Second Republic (1848-1851)
The Unification of Italy (1848-1871)
The Plains Wars (1850-1890)
The French Second Empire (1852-1870)
The Crimean War (1853-1856)
The Origin of Species (1859)
The US Civil War (1861-1865)
The Unification of Germany (1866-1871)
The Suez Canal (1869)
The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)
The French Third Republic (1870-1940)
Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899)
The Spanish-American War (1898)
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
The Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (1914)
The French Revolution (1789-1799)
Decline of the Ottoman Empire (1789-1918)
The Napoleonic Wars (1799-1815)
Haitian Independence (1804)
Dissolution of the Holy Roman Empire (1806)
Muhammad Ali (1805-1848)
Latin American Independence (1811-1830)
The War of 1812 (1812-1815)
Bourbon Restoration Regime (1814-1848)
The German Confederation (1815-1866)
Antarctica (1820)
The Belgian Revolution (1830)
The Carlist Wars (1833-1876)
Independence for Texas (1835-1836)
The Victorian Era (1837-1901)
The Industrial Revolution Continues (1760-1840)
The Irish Famine (1845)
The US-Mexico War (1846-1848)
1848 and Communism
The French Second Republic (1848-1851)
The Unification of Italy (1848-1871)
The Plains Wars (1850-1890)
The French Second Empire (1852-1870)
The Crimean War (1853-1856)
The Origin of Species (1859)
The US Civil War (1861-1865)
The Unification of Germany (1866-1871)
The Suez Canal (1869)
The First Vatican Council (1869-1870)
The French Third Republic (1870-1940)
Boer Wars (1880-1881 and 1899)
The Spanish-American War (1898)
The Russo-Japanese War (1904-1905)
The Balkan Wars (1912-1913)
The Assassination of Archduke Ferdinand (1914)
