Tuscan uprising

Italy before unificationTuscan patriotic upraising against map iconAustrian Duke (February 1848), which led to a short-lived constitution. Image: An image of non-unified Italy (1815-1870), William Shepherd, Historical Atlas (New York: Henry Holt and Company, 1911). This image is in the public domain in the United States because its copyright has expired.

To supporters of Italian independence, the short-lived uprising in map iconTuscany (click for geospatial location), leading to a new constitution as well as freedom of the press and of religious practice, seemed to be the first step to overthrowing foreign rulers

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Alison Chapman, “On Il Risorgimento

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Marjorie Stone, “On the Post Office Espionage Scandal, 1844″