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Ferdinand’s return to the throne in 1814 destroyed any hopes left for a constitutional monarchy, while tension between liberals and conservatives led to a century of conflict, marked by the upheavals of the three Carlist wars and the abortive First Republic, which was proclaimed in 1873.
By the 17th century, after repeated forays, infiltrations, and invasions, forces from Manchuria capitalized on domestic upheavals in China to take power in Beijing, almost by default.
(The "after all" that completes the title is wry, not just as in "surprise, surprise" but also "after all the cultural upheavals of the last decades."
A nearby monument of Jewish folklore that no amount of urban upheavals can seem to budge is the ever-crowded Schwartz’s Delicatessen (officially called Montréal Hebrew Delicatessen) located at 3895 Boulevard St-Laurent.
I'd also say similar, if less broadly significant upheavals are happening in the worlds of house, techno, and other electronic music even now.