The Age of Revolution

The Age of Revolution is a chain reaction. New ideas about rights, sovereignty, and representation spread quickly, but the hard part is what comes after: building governments, fighting wars, and living with the consequences. This collection runs in chronological order, so you can hear the era unfold step by step. It starts in the late 18th century with the American Revolution and the early challenge of turning revolution into a workable state. From there it moves into the French Revolution, where political breakdown, fear, and pressure from war drive events toward radical change. The collection then shifts into the early 19th century with the Latin American wars of independence, where revolutionary ideals collide with regional divisions, geography, and exhaustion from long conflict. It also includes the era’s broader conflicts over sovereignty and expanding states, showing how revolutionary change reshaped borders and power across the Atlantic world.