Italy On This Day

Author wrote about unification from the point of view of the South Pino Aprile has enjoyed a long career as a writer and journalist Writer P...

Patriot who wrote music for Italian national anthem Michele Novaro was an opera singer as well as a composer The composer and singer Michele...

Garibaldi-led force suffers heavy casualties but wins important victory A depiction of the Battle of Bezzecca by the Venetian painter Felice...

Risorgimento hero who founded Royal Italian Army Manfredo Fanti's battlefield skills were vital to the unification campaign The Italian ...

The ‘great patriot’ was of Albanian heritage A photographic portrait from the  1880s of Francesco Crispi  The death at the age of  82 in Nap...

Insurgents took control of city after a major uprising  Sicily had seen previous uprisings in the 19th century, such as this depicted in 186...

Unarmed chaplain was a follower of Garibaldi Ugo Bassi travelled widely helping the poor but was also a passionate patriot Catholic priest U...

The death of Giuseppe Garibaldi Unification hero spent last days on his island off Sardinia The Italian revolutionary and patriot Giuseppe G...