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The Scottish Historical Review
A new series of the Scottish antiquary established 1886.
War, Diplomacy and the Rise of Savoy, 1690–1720
This book deals with the crucial relationship between war and state formation in early modern Europe by examining the participation of Savoy in the Nine Years War (1688–97) and the War of the Spanish Succession (1701–14) under Duke Victor Amadeus II.
The Legacy of Empire
The shadow of Napoleon never left the nineteenth-century and continued to haunt the histories and wars that followed in curious and circuitous ways. The empires of Napoleon I and his nephew, Napoleon III, set the stage for the pendulum swing of time from revolution to its antithesis, empire. The Anglo-Italian style developed as a reaction to these empires, the widespread devastation caused by power, and the monuments it created. Lord Byron, Percy Bysshe Shelley, Margaret Fuller, Elizabeth Barrett Browning, Harriet Hosmer, William Wetmore Story, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Henry James and Vernon Lee responded to recurring themes in Italian Risorgimento politics and culture in the post-Napoleonic era...
The Bookman
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Hearts of Wales
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Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife: January-May, 1880; February-April, 1904
In 'Italian Letters of a Diplomat's Wife', Mary King Waddington gives readers a fascinating insight into the political and social landscape of Italy during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Through her detailed letters, Waddington paints a vivid picture of the diplomatic events she witnessed, as well as the cultural experiences she encountered. The book is written in a captivating epistolary style, allowing readers to immerse themselves in the world of a diplomatic wife during this turbulent period in European history. Waddington's keen observations and engaging narrative make this book a valuable resource for historians and literature enthusiasts alike. Mary King Waddington's firsthan...
