Life of Victor Emmanuel II, Vol. 2 of 2: First King of Italy (Classic Reprint) - Hardcover

G. S. Godkin

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1528054504 ISBN 13: 9781528054508

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

A vivid, documentary portrait of Victor Emmanuel II during Italy’s path to unity in the 1860s.

This volume covers political maneuvers, key wars, and the king’s evolving role as the nation charts a new course.

The narrative follows his difficult choices as ministers clash, Cavour returns to power, and the monarchy pushes to settle central Italian affairs. It tracks how foreign diplomacy, the Papal States, and popular passions shaped decisions about Rome, the Congress, and the future of the kingdom.
What you’ll experience

• The king’s reaction to cabinet disputes, the brink of reform, and the reshaping of government leadership.
• The high-stakes moves around Central Italy, Lombardy, and the Papal States, including the lead-up to Rome’s fate.
• Personal letters and public messages that show the king’s sense of duty to Italy and to the Holy See.
• A frontier-era view of leadership, alliance, and the limits of foreign intervention in Italy’s destiny.

Ideal for readers of 19th‑century political biography and anyone curious about how a national monarch steered a newly formed state through crisis and change.

Edition details

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2018
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1528054504
• ISBN 13: 9781528054508
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 313