Italy On This Day

Father whose politics were Fascist leader’s early inspiration Mussolini's father, Alessandro, by trade a blacksmith, was an active socia...

Mayor who proposed museum of Fascism Giorgio Frassineti was mayor of Predappio for 10 years, from 2009 to 2019 Giorgio Frassineti, the polit...

Marriage survived 30 years despite dictator's infidelity Rachele Mussolini Rachele Mussolini, the woman who stayed married to I...

Future dictator inspired by his father's politics Mussolini saw the First World War as an opportunity for Italy Benito Mussolini...

Fascist dictator captured and killed on shores of Lake Como A small cross bearing Mussolini's name marks the spot in Giulino di Me...

Milan rally in 1919 launched the National Fascist Party Benito Mussolini pictured in around 1914 Italy's notorious dictator B...