Talking History
Check out our social media!
  • Home
  • About Us
  • Maps and Pictures
  • Bibliography
  • Donate
  • Contact Us

Welcome to 
Talking History!

This is an ongoing podcast about the Italian Unification.

Find us on iTunes

30 - The Lonely Right

9/21/2014

3 Comments

 
In this episode we're going to cover the first three months of 1848 in Italy. Sicily will kick off the year with a revolution, followed by a smaller one on the mainland. Then, like a chain of dominoes, almost all of the rulers in Italy will be forced by public pressure to grant constitutions. This first phase of the revolutions of 1848 in Italy will be remarkably peaceful, with one major exception. Download Episode 30
3 Comments
Lisa
10/7/2014 12:20:02 pm

I have not yet listened to episode 31 but I noticed on this one that you mentioned something about laws that restricted the religious freedoms of Jews but no mention of Protestands. Were there no restrictions on them? I thought there were.

Reply
Benjamin
10/8/2014 05:03:25 am

Hi Lisa!

I didn't actually use the word Protestant (so I can see how you might have missed it), but I did say that in the Kingdom of the Two Sicilies and the Papal States only Catholics were allowed to be full citizens, and that in the latter Jews were specifically exclude. So, Protestants weren't welcome, but the Jews were especially unwelcome.

As far as I know, there wasn't a particularly large Protestant community in the south of Italy, while there was a small but long-established Jewish population, especially in the major cities like Rome.

I hope that answers your question!

Reply
Lisa
10/8/2014 01:06:08 pm

Yes, it does, thank you.

Reply



Leave a Reply.

    Authors

    Benjamin and Adam are brothers, and are both in grad school studying theoretical chemistry. History is their hobby.

    Archives

    June 2019
    December 2017
    June 2017
    October 2016
    July 2016
    April 2016
    January 2016
    November 2015
    September 2015
    August 2015
    June 2015
    May 2015
    April 2015
    March 2015
    February 2015
    January 2015
    December 2014
    November 2014
    October 2014
    September 2014
    August 2014
    July 2014
    June 2014
    May 2014
    April 2014
    March 2014
    February 2014
    January 2014
    December 2013
    November 2013
    October 2013
    September 2013
    August 2013
    July 2013

    Categories

    All

    RSS Feed

Powered by Create your own unique website with customizable templates.