How much do you know about Michelangelo? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/michelangelo... ( #Michelangelo, #ItalianHistory, #painter, #sculptor, #history, #WorldHistory, #artHistory, #Florence, #FlorenceItaly, #SistineChapel)
How much do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/leonardo-da-... ( #LeonardoDaVinci, #inventor, #history, #worldHistory, #FlorenceItaly, #renaissance, #artist, #painter, #Italy, #ItalianHistory)
We've got 5 courses coming up. All bookings on Eventbrite - only a few tickets left.
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How many of Italy’s conflicts were fought by mercenaries youtu.be/QF59xcceqrc?... #ItalianHistory #Condottieri
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Historical image of Umberto II of Italy
The King arrested Mussolini and switched sides to the Allies. But it was too late. In 1946, a referendum asked Italians: monarchy or republic? 12.7 million voted for a republic. #italianhistory
Look UP New Book! #FascistHistory #ItalianHistory #Wehrmacht #WWIIHistory #SWWHistory #WWII #SWW #WargameResearch #HermannBalck #HitlersForgottenGeneral #PhilipKayBujak #PenAndSwordMilitary #Salerno #BoltAction #WorldWarIIWargaming @penandswordbooks.bsky.social @casematepublishers.bsky.social
Michelangelo painted the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel; the work took approximately four years to complete (1508–1512).
The birth of Michelangelo did not attract attention at the time. Only in hindsight did it become clear that March 6, 1475 marked the beginning of a life that would redefine sculpture and painting for centuries.
#Michelangelo #Renaissance #ArtHistory #Florence #ItalianHistory #OnThisDay
Our first live silent film action of the year is gonna be a great one! If you are in the Pittsburgh area, this is a can’t miss screening and event! #silentfilm #silentmovies #italy #italianhistory
On February 20, the EU-GUNS and GlobArms projects co-organised a workshop on self-defence and private security, which was co-funded by the Franco-Italian University. #euguns #globarms #gunhistory #europeanhistory #frenchhistory #italianhistory #sorbonne #unipd #dissgea #dissgea_unipd
A member of our research team, Lorenzo Pera, is now discussing his research on the relationships between private security companies, bourgeois identity and self-defence in Liberal Italy #euguns #globarms #unipd #sorbonne #gunhistory #italianhistory
This Sunday, I'm bringing you the story of the fastest nun in the American West.
Fast with compassion, mercy, and an unbreakable will to defend the forgotten.
#SisterBlandina #BillyTheKid #WildWest #OldWest #ItalianHistory #UntoldHistory #ForgottenHistory #ArcaArcana #TrueStory#History
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Hidden village Graun, once home to 163 homes, was submerged in 1950 to build a dam and lake. A remaining 14th-century church steeple now rises above the water.
#LostCities #AlpineLandscapes #ItalianHistory
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A winding road through the Alps' contours, connecting Italy's Piedmont region with France, over 9,000 feet high.
#MountainRoads #AlpineLandscapes #ItalianHistory
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Leonardo da Vinci sketched Bernardo Bandini Baroncelli after witnessing his hanging in Florence, 1479.
A member of the Pazzi Conspiracy, he had murdered Giuliano de’ Medici. He was executed still wearing the Turkish clothes from his capture in Constantinople.
#italianhistory
#OnThisDay, 31 Jan 1945, women in Italy gained the right to vote in general as well as local elections.
Women voted in Italian general elections for the first time in 1946.
#WomenInHistory #OTD #History #WomensHistory #VotesForWomen #ItalianHistory 🗃️
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Trip to Denver for a CMH meeting and supplies - one of the lads found a cache of Ballantine's!! #GarageSaleScore #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #AustrianHistory #HungarianHistory #ItalianHistory #WaffenSS #SS #HistBookChat
#CfA Our institute journal #QFIAB covers a wide range of historical periods, from #medievalstudies to #ContemporaryHistory.
#ItalianHistory, #MusicHistory
Deadline for the next volume 106 (2026), is 31 January 2026 - more information: dhi-roma.it/index.php?id....
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How much do you know about Michelangelo? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/michelangelo... ( #Michelangelo, #ItalianHistory, #painter, #sculptor, #history, #WorldHistory, #artHistory, #Florence, #FlorenceItaly, #SistineChapel)
How much do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/leonardo-da-... ( #LeonardoDaVinci, #inventor, #history, #worldHistory, #FlorenceItaly, #renaissance, #artist, #painter, #Italy, #ItalianHistory)
Trip to Denver for a CMH meeting and supplies - one of the lads found a cache of Ballantine's!! #GarageSaleScore #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #ItalianHistory #AlliedHistory #BritishImperialHistory #AmericanHistory #NaziHistory #GermanHistory #HistBookChat
Just finished my 2nd Book Review of the Year! #WhatAreYouReading #BookReviews #20thCenturyHistory #MilitaryHistory #ItalianImperialHistory #ItalianHistory #BritishImperialHistory #DesertWar #NorthAfricanHistory #Trucks #Lorries #NaziHistory #HistBookChat
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ICYMI BOOK REVIEW: #TheMerchantOfPrato by #IrisOrigo. A look at the 14th century Italian merchant’s life and times.
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#FlorenceItaly
#ItalianHistory
#Italy
#PratoItaly
#Renaissance
#amreading
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Imagine owning something like this.
I'd be afraid to touch it. 🥺
#books #reading #manuscripts #antiques #bookcollector #1500s #history #Italy #Italianhistory #bookish #museum
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How much do you know about Michelangelo? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/michelangelo... ( #Michelangelo, #ItalianHistory, #painter, #sculptor, #history, #WorldHistory, #artHistory, #Florence, #FlorenceItaly, #SistineChapel)
How much do you know about Leonardo da Vinci? Find out with this fun little 10-question quiz in the intellectual playground at 500ways.com/leonardo-da-... ( #LeonardoDaVinci, #inventor, #history, #worldHistory, #FlorenceItaly, #renaissance, #artist, #painter, #Italy, #ItalianHistory)
Emigrant Soldiers: Mobilising Italians Abroad in the First World War
by @selenadaly.bsky.social #italianhistory #diaspora #atlanticworld #skystorians #latinamericanhistory #immigrationhistory #wwi #militaryhistory
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The price people pay for being a great opera singer youtu.be/qPAFiHL9RRE?... #Castrati #MusicHistory #ItalianHistory
New Review! #BurmaHistory #FascistiHistory #ItalianHistory #EastAfricanHistory #WWIIHistory #SWWHistory #WWII #SWW #WargameResearch #Slim #MichaelCalvert #WarLeaderNo12 #BallantinesIllustratedHistoryOfTheViolentCentury #IndianArmy #IJA #FlamesOfWar #WorldWarIIWargaming @raiderlee.bsky.social
BOOK REVIEW: #TheMerchantOfPrato by #IrisOrigo. A look at the 14th century Italian merchant’s life and times.
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#EuropeanNonfiction
#FlorenceItaly
#ItalianHistory
#Italy
#PratoItaly
#Renaissance
