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    HIDDEN HISTORIES

    Jun 11, 2020 2 minutes
    "Garibaldi was feted by our Victorian ancestors in an unprecedented way"

    It’s not at all surprising that Giuseppe Garibaldi is a national hero in his native Italy. Arguably the pre-eminent figure in the struggle to unify the Italian peninsula, his statue is everywhere and most Italian towns and villages seem to have at least one street or square named after him. What is more

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