Lucy Riall
Professor of Comparative History of Europe at the European University Institute and Professor of History at Birkbeck, University of London
2 episodes
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Garibaldi and the Risorgimento
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Giuseppe Garibaldi and his role in unifying Italy which, with his Red Shirts, he achieved substantially in 1861 and entirely in 1870.
1 December 2016
Also featuring: Eugenio Biagini, David Laven
1848: Year of Revolution
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss 1848, the year that saw Europe engulfed in revolution. Governments from Paris to Palermo were toppled, but the effects were not to last.
19 January 2012
Also featuring: Tim Blanning, Mike Rapport