The Anglo-Florentines: The British in Tuscany, 1814–1860

Product Description
This book looks at 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.

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).