Caroline Moorehead: Mussolini’s Dangerous Daughter

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Where did power really lie in Fascist Italy? Not just with Benito Mussolini, according to Caroline Moorehead, but also with his favourite daughter. In the engrossing Edda Mussolini Moorehead examines the rise and fall of a woman whose husband, Galeazzo Ciano, was Foreign Minister before he plotted to bring Mussolini down.The celebrated biographer joins Jamie Jauncey to discuss this fascinating figure.

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Categories: History, Politics, World Affairs

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The People History Forgot

This series looks at some of the fascinating figures who came close to power during their lifetimes, yet in their deaths have been relegated to the margins – until now. In this diverse range of events, explore the unexamined lives of individuals who are worthy of their own chapter in the book of history…