36. The Count of Cavour: The Man and His Monument

16/02/2021 24 min Episodio 23
36. The Count of Cavour: The Man and His Monument

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Episode Synopsis

The Count of Cavour was one of the Four Fathers of Modern Italy, but this fact becomes interesting only if we know what he did and how he did it. The first part of an answer is that he got the help of France to drive Austria out of northern Italy, which increased Italian independence and took a step in the direction of unification. But did France do this out of love of justice? How did Cavour secure France's help?