British Envoys to Germany 1816–1866
Volume 3: 1848–1850

Presents official diplomatic reports from Germany of the years 1848 to 1850.

Markus Mosslang (Edited by), Torsten Riotte (Edited by), Hagen Schulze (Edited by)

9780521872522, Cambridge University Press

Hardback, published 9 November 2006

520 pages
22.2 x 14.5 x 3 cm, 0.736 kg

'British Envoys to Germany 1816–1866 provides the reader with a well-chosen selection of diplomatic reports from the different states of the German Confederation which mirrors the federal diversity of Germany. The editors have done a marvellous job in selecting from the voluminous and wordy contributions as well as in introducing the sources to the reader, and in providing reports from Frankfurt, Prussia, the Hanse towns, Hanover, Saxony, Württemberg, Bavaria and Austria.' The Historical Journal

This edition presents official reports sent by British diplomats stationed in Germany to the Foreign Office in London. The diplomatic correspondence of the years 1848 to 1850 vividly illustrates the importance of the 1848 Revolution and its aftermath as an epoch-making event in German and European history. It reveals the attitude and perceptions of British observers in a period of great diplomatic activity and vigilance. The developments and changing political situation between the outbreak of the Revolution and the start of the Dresden Conferences in late 1850 are reflected by the official British observers at the level both of the individual member status of the Confederation and of Germany as a whole.

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Editorial principles and technical details
Reports: Diet of the German Confederation/Provisional Central Power (Frankfurt), Prussia (Berlin), Hanse Towns (Hamburg), Hanover, Saxony (Dresden), Württemberg (Stuttgart), Bavaria (Munich), Austria (Vienna)
Annotated index of names
Subject index.

Subject Areas: Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900 [HBLL], British & Irish history [HBJD1]