Harold Nicolson: 2 ideas worth knowing

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After 23 years of war, Europe's powers redrew the map at a very long party
Following Napoleon's defeat, diplomats from across Europe gathered in Vienna for nearly a year, redrawing borders and restoring monarchies to prevent any single power from dominati…
— Harold Nicolson, The Congress of Vienna: A Study in Allied Unity
Europe's rulers redrew the entire continent's map at a nine-month party in Vienna
After Napoleon's defeat, Europe's great powers gathered in Vienna from September 1814 to June 1815 to redraw the continent's borders and restore a balance of power, guided by Austr…
— Harold Nicolson, The Congress of Vienna: A Study in Allied Unity, 1812-1822

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