Synopsis for JW3 morning zoom class, Thurs 11 Feb

Italy: A Love-in with Garibaldi - Anglo-Italian relations 1815-1919

Napoleon shuffles the pack
Italy made Napoleon, and Napoleon made Italy
RISORGIMENTO (up to 1860)
Garibaldi, a Victorian Celebrity
Completion of Italian Unification, 1871
Italy's hesitancy over First World War
Italian-Austro-Hungarian conflict in the mountains 1915-18
Italian strop at Versailles and Italian gains
Postscript  Italian immigration to Britain

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