Unity Deferred: The "Roman Question" in Italian History, 1861-1862

Authors

  • William C Mills

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21971/P7T88J

Abstract

Following the Risorgimento (the unification of the kingdom of Italy) in 1861, the major dilemma facing the new nation was that the city of Rome continued to be ruled by the pope as an independent state. The Vatican's rule ended in 1870 when the Italian army captured the city and it became the new capital of Italy. This paper will examine the domestic and international problems that were the consequences of this dispute. It will also review the circumstances that led Italy to join Germany and Austria in the Triple Alliance in 1882.

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Author Biography

William C Mills

William C. Mills has a BA with distinction from the University of Calgary (major in History and a minor in Classics) and an MA from the University of Alberta. He has one article published (1993) and another forthcoming in The International History Review. He is also a historical cartographer and his maps have appeared in ten history books published in the last few years. He also has had articles published in Cartographica and the Bulletin of the Association of Canadian Map Libraries and Archives. He is currently researching for a book on Count Dino Grandi's career as Italian ambassador to London in the 1930s.

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Published

2008-02-20

How to Cite

Mills, W. C. (2008). Unity Deferred: The "Roman Question" in Italian History, 1861-1862. Past Imperfect, 4. https://doi.org/10.21971/P7T88J

Issue

Vol. 4 (1995)

Section

Articles