Italy in the Making January 1st 1848 to November 16th 1848

Originally published in 1940, this third volume deals with the year of Italian revolution in full narrative detail.

G. F.-H. Berkeley (Author)

9780521158657, Cambridge University Press

Paperback, published 29 March 2012

542 pages
21.6 x 14 x 3.1 cm, 0.68 kg

Originally published in 1940, this third volume deals with the year of revolution in full narrative detail. By the beginning of 1848 all the small Italian nations were on the verge of an outbreak against Austrian domination, while the whole of Europe was also on the verge of revolution, and the next 18 months would see risings and bloodshed in almost all the European capitals, as well as in many towns in Italy. Liberalism was in the air in Europe, the revolution was about to break its bounds; yet no man in authority, save Metternich, realised the significance of this. Italy's national hopes were raised by the threat of a general upheaval, but the opportunity would be of short duration. The crowded story of 1848 told by Mr and Mrs Berkeley is momentous and stirring.

Maps and plans
Preface
Authorities consulted
Preliminary. The situation on January 1st, 1848
1. January and February 1848. The provinces under Austrian rule
2. January and February 1848. The three 'reforming states'
3. The Sicilian Rising
4. Constitutions
5. Revolutions
6. Italia Farà de sè. Piedmont declares war, March 24th
7. Piedmont victorious at Goito, April 8th
8. Italia Farà de sè. The other Italian states
9. The Papal difficulties. Crossing the frontier
10. Pius IX. The parting of ways
11. The Allocution, April 29th
12. Piedmont. The battle of Pastrengo, April 30th
13. Piedmont. The battle of Santa Lucia, May 6th
14. The Papal troops defeated at Cornuda, May 9th
15. Naples. 'The 15th of May'
16. Radetzky's swoop. Curatone and Montanara. Goito. Vicenza. May 29th to June 10th
17. The end of Italia Farà de sè
18. Rome. Mamiani's ministry
19. The battle of Custoza: July 22nd, 23rd, 24th and 25th
20. After Custoza
21. Pellegrino Rossi
22. The murder of Pellegrino Rossi, November 15th
23. The Revolution in Rome
24. November 16th. The end of the Liberal Papacy
Appendices
Index.

Subject Areas: History [HB]