Italy On This Day

Ludovico Manin - the last Doge of Venice Surrender to Napoleon ended La Serenissima’s independence  The man who would become the last of Ven...

NEW - Execution of four Carbonari in Ravenna The day the city was draped in black Four members of the secret society known as I Carbonari ...

The day the city was draped in black Tancredi Scarpelli's depiction of the  scene following the executions Four members of the secret so...

Cosimo II de' Medici - patron of Galileo Grand Duke of Tuscany maintained family tradition Born on this day in Florence in 1590, Cosimo ...

Valentino Garavani - fashion icon Designer favoured by the world's best dressed women The fashion designer best known simply as Valentin...