For our 50th episode, we take a stroll down memory lane, going back to a special time in the history of Florence when the city, as a result of an international city, became the capital of the newborn Kingdom of Italy. What was thought as a permanent solution in order to avoid the fact that Rome is the seat of the Catholic Church, lasted only six years and caused massive upheavals to the cradle of the Renaissance. While the first move was accompanied by riots in Turin, the Florentines weren't particularly fazed when the crowd of diplomats and public servants left to move to Rome in 1871. The city was changed beyond recognition, though, as many of its Medieval features were razed to the ground. The fact that the Crown refused to contribute to the massive public works that had been ordered to make Florence a proper capital caused the city government to go into bankruptcy. The mayor, who had been one of the most enthusiastic supporters of the renovation, decided to fall on his sword and paid most of the debts with his own money, ending up penniless. Follow us into this controversial chapter of Tuscan history. Let us know what you think by joining the conversation on our social media platforms:
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I LINKS ALLE FONTI
https://www.lanazione.it/cronaca/almanacco-del-giorno-15-settembre-1864-convenzione-verso-firenze-capitale-1.6797533
https://www.tuscanypeople.com/firenze-capitale-ditalia/
https://mole24.it/2020/11/14/spostamento-della-capitale-da-torino-a-firenze/
http://www.palazzospinelli.org/architetture/itinerari-scheda-dettaglio.asp?Id=10
http://www.storia-toscana.it/1865/

BACKGROUND MUSIC
Title: Children of the Son
Author: Pipe Choir Records
License: Creative Commons Attribution
Links: https://soundcloud.com/pipe-choir-2/pc-one-children-of-the-son-creative-commons-instrumental