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This book gives a fuller picture than has hitherto been attempted of the variety of Britons who became residents of Florence between the end of the Napoleonic wars and the absorption of Tuscany into the kingdom of Italy. Many of them were leisured, and some aristocratic; a few were writers or artists; the British clergy and physicians who ministered to them were gentlemen. Many others were shopkeepers, merchants and even engineers. Some achieved a more profound knowledge of the country (and its language) than others, but all were affected to some degree by the momentous events which led to Italian unification.
List of contents
1. Nationality, Identity and Domicile
2. The Burghersh Years, 1814-1830
3. Untroubled Growth, 1830-1839
4. Public Calm and Private Troubles, 1839-1846
5. John Bull at Play
6. John Bull at Prayer
7. A Widow in Exile
8. The Long Revolution, 1846-1849
9. The Austrian Occupation to 1853
10. Protestants in Stormy Waters
11. Indian Summer, 1854-1858
12. The Medicine Men
13. Men of Straw and Men of Iron
14. The Service Sector
15. Departures and Survivors, 1858-1860
About the author
Diana Webb was Senior Lecturer in History at Kings College London, UK. Her previous books include Patrons and Defenders: the Saints in the Italian City States (1996); Pilgrims and Pilgrimage in Medieval Europe (1999); Pilgrimage in Medieval England (2000); Medieval European Pilgrimage (2002); and Saints and Cities in Medieval Italy (2006).
Summary
This book gives a fuller picture than has hitherto been attempted of the variety of Britons who became residents of Florence between the end of the Napoleonic wars and the absorption of Tuscany into the kingdom of Italy. Many of them were leisured, and some aristocratic; a few were writers or artists; the British clergy and physicians who ministered to them were gentlemen. Many others were shopkeepers, merchants and even engineers. Some achieved a more profound knowledge of the country (and its language) than others, but all were affected to some degree by the momentous events which led to Italian unification.
Foreword
A look at the British residents and visitors of Florence in the 19th century.
