FGCU Academy - The Creation of Italy
A visitor to Italy today travels freely through the magnificent cities of Florence, Naples, Rome and Venice; but it was not always so easy. Italy is a relatively new country, and the fabled cities may indeed be regarded as prizes, because they did not all join Italy willingly! It took a combination of the wily statesman Camillo Cavour, the political activism of the secret revolutionary Giuseppe Mazzini, and the romantic nationalism of Giuseppe Garibaldi – none of whom wanted to work together - to draw disparate "Italians" together. And even that wasn't quite enough. Napoleon III and Bismarck had something to add. This presentation will look at the remarkable personalities and events that led to the emergence of a unified Italy in 1871. Speaker: Nancy Maxwell
Thursday, November 3rd
10:00 am– 11:30 am
$25 per person
Please call FGCU Academy at 239-434-4737 for your reservation.
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