Italian History News
- THE SCARLET CONTESSA: A Novel of the Italian Renaissance Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:43PMHistorical fiction is my genre of choice, and lately I’ve found myself in historical England --- a lot. So it was refreshing to pick up Jeanne Kalogridis’s THE SCARLET CONTESSA and be transplanted to Renaissance Italy, an Italy full of intrigue, cruel individuals and ruthless royals.
- Liverpool, Juventus avoid banana skins Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 3:10PMLONDON (AP) Former European champions Liverpool and Juventus began their attempts to reach the second-tier Europa League with 2-0 victories. On Thursday, Roy Hodgson guided Liverpool over Rabotnicki in his first competitive game since becoming manager four weeks ago. David Ngog scored twice as Liverpool won despite the absence of star players, including Fernando Torres and Joe Cole.
- Walking Tour of Phoenixville planned for this Thursday Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 1:00PMPHOENIXVILLE - The Historical Society of the Phoenixville Area (HSPA) and the Schuylkill River Heritage Center (SRHC) are sponsoring a tour of two Churches of the North Side of Phoenixville on Thursday, July 29 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.
- World’s top 10 garlic festivals Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:59PMGot a penchant for the pungent? Then try a garlic festival.
- Berlusconi ousts ally, says government stable Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:29PMSilvio Berlusconi has split with his oldest political ally and co-founder of his party, a spectacular falling-out expected to make it harder for the premier to push disputed legislation through parliament. Silvio Berlusconi - Gianfranco Fini - Politics - Parliament - Freedom People
- Calendar: Week of July 30, 2010 Friday, July 30, 2010 @ 12:19PMFRIDAY, JULY 30 Flat Top Reed and Riveter, Tenacious Brothers Pub, 118 S. Seventh St., 9:30 p.m., ages 21 plus, $5, http://www.myspace.com/flattopreed, http://www.myspace.com/riveter, 589-6229.
- BP’s waning Britishness no big deal in UK Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:26AMLONDON – Its chairman is Swedish, a growing chunk of its revenue comes from Russia and its incoming chief executive speaks with an American accent. So goes the Britishness in the company once known as British Petroleum. BP PLC’s appointment of Managing Director Robert Dudley to replace luckless Briton Tony Hayward as CEO has drawn a muted reaction in Britain, however. While residents of Paris or ...
- BP’s waning Britishness causes few ripples in UK Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:23AMLONDON -- Its chairman is Swedish, a growing chunk of its revenue comes from Russia and its incoming chief executive speaks with an American accent. So goes the Britishness in the company once known a
- AP IMPACT: Before the CIA, there was the Pond Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 5:21AMIt was a night in early November during the infancy of the Cold War when the anti-communist dissidents were hustled through a garden and across a gully to a vehicle on a dark, deserted road in Budapest. They hid in four large crates for their perilous journey.
