Belgium is born; Talleyrand in History concluded

You can send a text, include contact info to get a response. In a great triumph for France, and Talleyrand personally, Belgium is born. This is one of history's true ironies because of how the existence of Belgium weakens France in the 20th century. The episode ends with Talleyrand's last treaty, his treaty with Rome, over his own soul. But the birth of Belgium requires a revolution which nearly becomes a general European war. The story of how that is avoided with Palmerston and...