Italy
The Medici: A chronology
These Florentine bankers led a city-state, occupied the Vatican and married into many powerful European families. They also inspired and supported some of the greatest artists, thinkers and pioneers of the Renaissance.
The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/5 to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, Ferguson explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’.
- The Airships
The story of the largest and most romantic aircraft ever conceived – from the flight of the first Zeppelin in 1900 to the Hindenburg disaster of 1937 and beyond – and its role in intercontinental air travel, exploration and warfare. - The Battle for Italy
Resources for researching this World War II campaign further. - Benito Mussolini
Italian dictator who was executed by Italian partisans. - Cities and disaster
An examination of the calamities that befell seven cities: London (1666), Lisbon (1755), Chicago (1871), San Francisco (1906), Tokyo/Yokohama (1923), Florence (1966), New Orleans (2005). - Combatant states: Italy
Facts and figures on World War I. - Galileo's Daughter
An extract from Dava Sobel's book about the relationship between Galileo and Sister Marie Celeste, his illegitimate daughter. - Galileo Galilei
A brief account of the Italian scientist who challenged the Catholic Church and lost. - Leonardo
da Vinci
Brief biography of the Italian genius, concentrating on his skills as architect and engineer. - Matt's
Old Masters: Titian
The artistic giant who did more than any other painter to change the way the physical world was translated into paint on canvas. - Marco Polo
The 13th-century Venetian traveller who acted as Kublai Khan’s emissary – or did he? - The
Real Mussolini
Benito Mussolini is remembered as a fascist dictator whose ludicrous posing was dwarfed by the incalculably more sinister Adolf Hitler, but he was a much more complex character. - Vittorio Orlando
Italy’s representative at the Paris Peace Conference. - The War of the World
According to historian Niall Ferguson, from the Russo-Japanese war of 1904/5 to the aftershocks of the Cold War, the 20th century was by far the bloodiest in history. In this website, Ferguson explains why this came about, and there is an extensive chronology of the events that made this the ‘age of hatred’. - World War II: A chronology
Every aspect of the conflict, including all the major events and personalities and all theatres of war, accompanied by links to relevant websites.
