Courts and Capitals in the Nineteenth Century
The Wallace Collection, Manchester Square, London W1...........................................................................................................1 October 2005
The conference aims to examine whether and how capitals remained court cities in the age of the industrial revolution, and the ways in which they were reshaped to suit the needs of the court and the dynasty.
Program:
David Watkin (Peterhouse Cambridge).....................................................................................The Transformation of Munich as a Royal Capital by King Maximilian I Joseph and King Ludwig I of Bavaria'
Philip Mansel (Society for Court Studies, London)................................................................................Paris, capital of the French monarchy 1814-1870'
Alan Sked (London School of Economics)..........................................................................."Rebuilding Imperial Vienna: the Creation of the Ringstrasse"
Steven Parissien................................................................................................................................................................... 'George IV and London'
Tom Verschaffel (Leuven University).............................................................................................................. 'Brussels under Leopold I and Leopold II'
for further information please contact Jane Wainright at events@victorian-society.org.uk