Tag: Umberto II

• Special: Republic Day 2021

  A repeat episode on the vote that changed Italian History, abolishing the Monarchy and creating the Italian Republic on 2nd June 1946, with all the complications and tensions leading up to and following the vote.

  A History of Italy

  June 2, 2021

  Alcide De Gasperi, Maria Jose, Palmiro Togliatti, Podcast, Rome, Romita, Umberto II, Victor Emenual III

• Special: 8th September 1943, from infamy to resistance

  To commemorate the 75th anniversary of the armistice between the Italian government and the allied forces we look at the fateful day the armistice was announced and the consequences for the Italian forces and people.

  A History of Italy

  September 9, 2018

  Allies, Armistice, Badoglio, Botteghe, Carboni, Eisenhower, Enrico Caviglia, Germany, Italy, Mussolini, Nazi, Podcast, Reggio Calabria, Reggio Emilia, Resistance, Rome, Umberto II, United Nations

• Special: Republic Day and an unprecedented institutional crisis

  We look back over the history of the upcoming cementation of Republic Day, 2nd June and look at the current political situation in the light of the constitution that cam out of that historical moment.

  A History of Italy

  May 30, 2018

  2nd June, Berlusconi, Ciampi, Cossiga, De Gasperi, History, Italy, League, Marie Jose, Mattarella, Monarchy, Pagano, Podcast, Renzi, Republic, Romita, Salvini, Togliatti, Umberto II, Victor Emanuel