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Backblog #2 - Italian Adventures

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March 11th 2009
Italian Adventures So, as part of the series of what I have deemed 'backblogging' (cause I am blogging about stuff that happen a while back) it seems necessary to write about Italy - our first adventure away from London. Emma's work told her she had to take 10 days holiday before the new tax year (April in the UK for those not in the know). So, as hard as it was to forc ... read more

Europe » Italy

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more