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Vittorio Emanuele became King of Italy in 1861.Because of the challenge of republicanism and the need to overshadow Garibaldi in popular esteem, an official apologetic and panegyric was developed to inflate his reputation.The true picture hidden behind clouds of incense is of a usually insignificant man,good-natured and shrewd,but superstitious and ill-educated, possessing little of the luster and aureole of majesty.
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The Italy resulting from the plebiscites seemed artificial &deficient in national character.Italian culture still lacked a distinct identity of its own: the intellectual classes looked to France for their lead &other liberal politicians to England.Regional self-suffiency could not be broken down & there had been no social revolution to convince the peasants that they were participants in,not victims of,the new order.
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Jul 24, 2026 10:41AM
I Savoia, dinastia di incapaci e vigliacchi come pochi.
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Paolo wrote: "I Savoia, dinastia di incapaci e vigliacchi come pochi."This author doesn’t seem to have a high opinion of V E either, Paolo! He writes his enthusiasm was chiefly reserved for women, horses and hunting.