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The Anglo-Florentines: The British in Tuscany, 1814-1860

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title The Anglo-Florentines: The British in Tuscany, 1814-1860
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Diana Webb
By (author) Tony Webb
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:552
Dimensions(mm): Height 234,Width 156
ISBN/Barcode 9781350133617
ClassificationsDewey:945.51100421
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Imprint Bloomsbury Academic
NZ Release Date 26 December 2019
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

This book gives a fuller picture than has hitherto been attempted of the variety of Britons who became residents of Florence between the end of the Napoleonic wars and the absorption of Tuscany into the kingdom of Italy. Many of them were leisured, and some aristocratic; a few were writers or artists; the British clergy and physicians who ministered to them were gentlemen. Many others were shopkeepers, merchants and even engineers. Some achieved a more profound knowledge of the country (and its language) than others, but all were affected to some degree by the momentous events which led to Italian unification.

Author Biography

Diana Webb was Senior Lecturer in History at Kings College London, UK, until 2006. Her previous books include Patrons and Defenders: the Saints in the Italian City States (1996); Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe (1999); Pilgrimage in Medieval England (2000); Medieval European Pilgrimage (2002); and Saints and Cities in Medieval Italy (2006). Tony Webb holds a PhD in History from the University of London, UK. He was Head of History and Deputy Headmaster at Maidstone Grammar School.