England – Our Italian Roots

Giuseppe Garibaldi

By Story Teller October 4, 2022England, History, South, TwoSicilieshistory, invasion, south

Some of the excerpts in this blog post are taken from the book: La storia delll'Italia Unita by Enrico Fagnano. Mr. Garibaldi one of the most celebrated figures responsible for the creation of the Italian nation, circa 160 years ago, has always been portrayed as the hero that…

The alliance between the Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont) and England

By Story Teller May 28, 2022England, History, South, TwoSicilies

[print_link] Introduction The invasion of the South (Kingdom of Two Sicilies) did not happen by divine will, nor because the "heroes" and "martyrs" of the liberal (today we would say neo-liberal) revolution suddenly decided to defeat a fully organized army and fleet. The high tide that submerged the…

The Kingdom of Two Sicilies and England

By Story Teller February 20, 2022England, History, South, TwoSiciliesengland, history, south

Europe before the Kingdom of Two Sicilies annexation In order to understand how the Italian state was engineered a couple of centuries ago, it is important to understand the political context of the time, mainly the crucial role that England and France played. The Kingdom of Sardinia (Piedmont…