Les Misérables takes place during the Bourbon Restoration and its immediate aftermath, and is to a significant degree the only familiarity many people have with this overlooked period. But the Bourbon Restoration represented a crucial historical turning point — a period of conflict over which Revolutionary changes were permanent, which could be reversed, and which were still playing out. Join David Montgomery of The Siècle podcast for a look at how the Restoration shaped Les Mis and the entire world.