Panizzi, Gladstone, Garibaldi and the Neapolitan Prisoners
Abstract
This article tells how Antonio Panizzi of the British Museum Library worked with William Ewart Gladstone in the pursuit of Liberal causes in the reactionary Kingdom of Naples, ruled by Ferdinand II, in the 1850s. Their collaboration culminated in the release of 66 political prisoners from the island of Santo Stefano in 1859.
Fields of Study & Subjects
Italian Fascism and Post-war Society
Publication details
- Journal / source
- British Library Research Repository
- Volume
- 2005
- Publication date
- 11 August 2026
- Language
- EN