History: History of Europe

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Spring and part of Summer Term ONLY

Italy from the Renaissance to Fascism. With the variety of  ‘Italies’ before the creation of a single Italian state in the 1860s, we see contrasts: cultural flowering alongside warfare; the Papacy and the origins of modern banking and diplomacy; the impact of foreign countries on Italians and of Italians on others. Why was Italy divided for so long? What changes has Italy experienced since becoming a single state?