A Century of Peace: Europe from 1815 to 1914
8-weeks | Registration closed 9/10/2025
We investigate how the Congress of Vienna in 1815 reimagined a Europe without war, and without Napoleon! With all the changes of the Napoleonic Era, many of which were viewed as positive, the diplomats had their job cut out for them. What resulted over the coming decades was one of the most peaceful and generally productive eras in Europe. Unfortunately, this success also laid the path to an unexpected war in 1914, brought on by economic, political and social needs unmet by those who earnestly strove to build a better society, one that in many ways prefigured today's European Union.
Tom Walker
Tom Walker is a retired Navy pilot and State Veterans Counselor. Tom has presented eleven different history courses at Vassar LLI, Bard LLI and Marist CLS. Since 1986, the Hudson Valley has been home to Tom and his family, including his wife, two sons now living overseas, five grandchildren and Wally, their rescue dog. Tom enjoys playing various folk instruments.