Traces et sens de l'Histoire chez les voyageuses françaises et britanniques dans l'Italie préunitaire (1815-1861) by Nicolas Bourguinat

“…As they traveled, discovering the cities and the people, they also discuss in their writings matters connected with politics and history; for example, the legacy of the French occupation of Italy before 1814, or the signs of backwardness and the authoritarianism of political life in the Papal States and other principalities. These women travellers also stress the possibilities for the country’s regeneration, especially for the generation of women travellers who visited Italy after the 1848 revolutions.…”
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L’École de Bologne passée au crible by Francesca Lui

“…By 1796, Bologna, the second capital of the Papal State, was unsettled by the events of the Napoleonic occupation, which had many implications for the impressive artistic heritage of the town. …”
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