The Yorkshireman Who Made Italy: Sir James Hudson at Turin, 1852-63

A Leeds Cultural Conversation seminar by Dr Owain Wright on Yorkshire-born British diplomat Sir James Hudson's role in the unification of Italy.

This Leeds Cultural Conversation seminar, delivered by Dr Owain Wright, Senior Lecturer in European History at Leeds Beckett University, examines the role of Sir James Hudson, a British diplomat born in Yorkshire, in the unification of Italy in the mid-nineteenth century. Hudson, who was described as being 'more Italian than the Italians themselves', worked alongside Italian patriots and politicians in the creation of the modern Italian state. The talk runs from 12.00 to 13.00 at Leeds City Library.